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House Passes Several Gun Reforms
(Chicago, IL) -- The Illinois House is moving forward with several bills that put new restrictions on guns, especially those like the one used in the Florida school massacre. The House voted to raise ...
Feb 28, 2018
Special Weather Statement: Areas of Patchy Fog Throughout the Overnight Hours
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has released a Special Weather Statement in regards to areas of patchy, dense fog developing tonight into Thursday morning for the counties of Piatt, Champaign,...
Feb 28, 2018 emdot / CC
Walmart Raising Age Restriction For Gun Buying
(Bentonville, AR) -- Walmart is raising its minimum age requirement for people who want to buy guns. Those looking to purchase guns and ammunition at the nation's largest retailer now need to be 21-ye...
Feb 28, 2018 Mike Mozart / CC
First Neighbor Bank Scoreboard: Wednesday Basketball (2/28)
Boys' High School Sectional Basketball: Class 1A: FINAL: Central A&M 89, Dieterich 64 Central A&M will play Nokomis Friday, March 2nd for a Sectional Championship Class 2A: FINAL: Teuto...
Feb 28, 2018
Lake Land College broadcasting students earn radio marketing professional certificate
Several Lake Land College broadcast sales students recently earned a certificate of completion from the broadcast training company, P1 Learning, in recognition of outstanding achievement and contribut...
Feb 28, 2018 A group of Lake Land College students recently earned a certificate of completion from the broadcast training company P1 Learning. Seated left to right are: Kobe Brannan, Marshall; Kimo Byars, Chicago; Abigail Ellis, Montrose. Standing left to right are: Laura Harmon, Mattoon; Dalton Kemper, Teutopolis; Cody Borntreger, Oakland; John Maclean Enright, Shelbyville. Photo submitted by Lake Land College.
Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti presents Governor’s Safety Award at DIOSH Day
PEORIA, February 28, 2018-Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti and Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) Acting Director Joe Beyer joined employers and employees at the 27th Annual Downstate Illinois ...
Feb 28, 2018
Head on Collision Near the Effingham-Fayette County Line
A head-on collision Monday evening injured three. According to the Effingham County Sheriff's office, the crash occurred at the Effingham-Fayette County line on Route 128 when a truck driven by 22-yea...
Feb 28, 2018
Illinois EPA Announces Draft Plan to Fund $108 Million in Alternate Fuel, Electric and Related Infrastructure Projects
SPRINGFIELD - The state is unveiling its plan to spend its share of a multi-billion dollar Volkswagen Settlement. Illinois has been allocated more than $108 million dollars after it was discovered Vol...
Feb 28, 2018
Beccue's Trial Date Set for June
The trial date is set for June 18th for a St. Peter man charged in the death of Joshua Smith, of Ramsey has been set. 24-year-old Alexander Beccue is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, po...
Feb 28, 2018
New Truck Stop and More for Neoga
A private company plans to build a truck stop, restaurant and hotel at the site of the former Marathon gas station in Neoga. The plan is for the truck stop to have seven diesel pumps for tractor-trail...
Feb 28, 2018
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