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Lions Club Donates $1,000 from Spaghetti Dinner to HSHS Good Shepherd Breast Cancer Assistance Fund
SHELBYVILLE - The Shelbyville Lions Club held its annual spaghetti dinner on Tuesday, March 13 from 5-7 p.m. at the Lions Club, and sold more than 170 meals. On Wednesday, May 2, Shelbyville Lions' Cl...
May 07, 2018
Confirmed Cases Of Mumps At WIU
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting four laboratory-confirmed cases of mumps among students at Western Illinois University (WIU). IDPH has been working with the ...
May 07, 2018
Illinois offers to sponsor Asian Carp project near Joliet
Illinois offers to sponsor Asian Carp project near Joliet CHICAGO (May 4, 2018) - Gov. Bruce Rauner today announced the State of Illinois' willingness to partner with the US Army Corps of Engineers to...
May 07, 2018
Gov. Rauner and Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti unveil official Illinois Bicentennial Tequila
Gov. Rauner and Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti unveil official Illinois Bicentennial Tequila CHICAGO (May 4, 2018) - Gov. Bruce Rauner and Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti today unveiled the official tequila of ...
May 07, 2018 Celebrating the release of the Illinois’ Bicentennial tequila and Cinco D Mayo were (from left) Carlos Macias Jimenez, Consul General of Mexico, Federico Palomera Guez, Consul General of Spain, Rep. Lisa Hernandez, D-Chicago, Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor Bruce Rauner, Co-owner of Tequila El Nacimiento & Borderz Importz Joe Fernandez Jr., Lupe Quiorz, Adriana Hernandez, and Co-owner of Tequila El Nacimiento Hector Arellano. Photo submitted by Governor Bruce Rauner's office.
Time Runs Out For Illinois Constitutional Amendments
Time Runs Out For Illinois Constitutional Amendments (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois voters won't see any constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall. Illinois lawmakers have to vote on amendments...
May 07, 2018
U Of I Testing Beer Tents At Games
U Of I Testing Beer Tents At Games (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois says its first beer tent test went well. The school in Champaign Urbana last week opened a beer tent at a Fighting Illini ...
May 07, 2018
Carlyle Lake Beaches Closed For Now
Carlyle Lake Beaches Closed For Now (Carlyle, IL) -- Swimmers are going to have to wait a few weeks to get into the water at Carlyle Lake. Crews at the lake in the Metro East say they need to clean th...
May 07, 2018
Mississippi River Cleared Of Runaway Barges
Mississippi River Cleared Of Runaway Barges (Dubuque, IA) -- The runaway barges on the Mississippi River are under control. The Army Corps of Engineers yesterday said crews were able to wrangle the ba...
May 07, 2018
Illinois Gas Prices Flat
Illinois Gas Prices Flat (Chicago, IL) -- Gas prices across Illinois are flat. But that doesn't mean gas is cheap. The folks at GasBuddy.com say the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the st...
May 07, 2018 Mike Mozart / CC
Newton Man Facing Charges after Accident
A Newton man faces two charges following an accident in Jasper County Saturday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by Michael Rohr collided with a vehicle driven by Marjo...
May 07, 2018
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