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USDA Recall: DEADLY E. coli in ground beef from Aldi, Target, and Sam's Club
The USDA has released a list of states and retail locations at risk for having sold tainted beef following one death and 18 reported cases of E. coli. The 133,000 lbs of recalled ground chuck were dis...
Oct 05, 2019
Fly the United States Flag at Half-Staff on Sunday, October 6 in Honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
Fly the United States Flag at Half-Staff on Sunday, October 6 in Honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service The United States Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation t...
Oct 04, 2019 Bart Everson / CC
Diahann Carroll Dead At 84
Diahann Carroll Dead At 84 (Los Angeles, CA) -- Fans are mourning the loss of ground breaking actress and singer Diahann Carroll. She died at the age of 84 today at her Los Angeles-area home after a l...
Oct 04, 2019
National Taco Day Today
National Taco Day Today (Undated) -- Today is National Taco day. According to national Tacoday-dot-com, last year Americans ate over four and a half billion Tacos. That's 490-thousand- miles of Tacos,...
Oct 04, 2019 Jennifer / CC
Edgar County Jail Facing Closure, Loss Of Insurance
Edgar County Jail Facing Closure, Loss Of Insurance (Edgar County, IL) -- The Edgar County Jail is facing potential closure following the loss of insurance coverage from the Illinois Counties Risk Man...
Oct 04, 2019
Arcola VFW Auxiliary Sending Care Packages for Area Service Men and Women
The Arcola VFW Auxiliary will be sending care packages for area service men and women who are stationed overseas. They're looking for names and addresses, so if you have a relative, friend, or signifi...
Oct 04, 2019
Mattoon Man Air-Lifted to Carle
A Mattoon man was air-lifted the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana after breaking windows and jumping out of his second-floor apartment this morning. According to the Mattoon Police Department, offi...
Oct 03, 2019
Silver Alert Issued in Martinsville (IL) for 66 Year Old Man
A silver alert has been issued for a man last seen in Martinsville, Illinois. 66-year-old Charles Frederick Egner, who is from Florida, was last seen walking into a wooded area at 5760 East 1700th Roa...
Oct 03, 2019
Zantac Off The Shelves At Walmart, CVS And Walgreens
Zantac Off The Shelves At Walmart, CVS And Walgreens (Woonsocket, RI) -- A popular anti-heartburn medicine will no longer be sold at Walmart, CVS or Walgreens. This, after it was revealed that Zantac ...
Oct 03, 2019
Pritzker Calls On Sandoval To Step Down From Transportation Chairmanship
Pritzker Calls On Sandoval To Step Down From Transportation Chairmanship (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is calling on Senator Martin Sandoval to step down as chairman of the Senate Transp...
Oct 03, 2019
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