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Neil Diamond Retires From Touring After Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
(Undated) -- Singer Neil Diamond says he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The 76-year-old announced on his website that the diagnosis is forcing him to retire from touring, as the onset of t...
Jan 22, 2018 Andrew Malone / CC
Update on I-57 Northbound Accident
From Illinois State Police District 10: Update: As of 9:50 p.m. The Roadway is clear and all lanes are back open. Earlier: As of 8:50 p.m. (1/22): Troopers are on scene of a truck tractor semi trailer...
Jan 22, 2018
Shimkus Statement on End of Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement after voting for a three-week continuing resolution: "No one wins in a shutdown. Thankfully this one is over. Th...
Jan 22, 2018 ttarasiuk / CC
Central Illinois Boy In Medically-Induced Coma Following Accident
An Assumption boy was seriously injured in an ATV accident over the weekend. Authorities say Logan Virden, a middle school student at Central A&M, was airlifted to St. John's Hospital in Springfie...
Jan 22, 2018
Warm Up With a Good Book! Adult Winter Read
Warm Up With a Good Book! Adult Winter Read, February 1-28 An adult reading program where you warm up with a good book to help fight the chilly temps! Read as much as you like! Enter each book that yo...
Jan 22, 2018
2018 Illinois Tax Filing Season Begins Monday, January 29rd
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Revenue ("IDOR") will begin accepting 2017 state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 29th, the same date that the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS")...
Jan 22, 2018
Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti celebrates partnership with Louisiana to market Asian Carp as food
CHAMPAIGN - Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti joined partners from Illinois and Louisiana at a luncheon in Champaign today to showcase and encourage the human consumption of Asian Carp as a healthy...
Jan 22, 2018
Illinois’ 2017-18 Deer Seasons Conclude with Preliminary Harvest of 147,535 Deer
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 147,535 deer during all 2017-18 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded on Jan. 14. The total preliminary deer harvest for a...
Jan 22, 2018
Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty In Yingying Zhang Killing
Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty In Yingying Zhang Killing (Undated) -- U.S. prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of kidnapping and murdering a University of Illinois schol...
Jan 22, 2018
Proposed Bill Would Give Rural Schools High-Speed Internet
Proposed Bill Would Give Rural Schools High-Speed Internet (Springfield, IL) -- A handful of Illinois lawmakers want to give more than 90-thousand students in rural districts access to high-speed inte...
Jan 22, 2018
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