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How To Keep Kids Healthy And Germ Free When Swimming
Summer vacation has finally arrived and you know what that means. Swimming is soon to be in full swing and the Department of Health has a few tips to keep your kids germ free. ''The best way to preven...
May 30, 2016 Mathew Ingram / CC
Chris Barker Memorial Tractor Drive and Show
The annual Chris Barker Memorial Tractor Drive and Show will be held June 12th. Sign-in starts a 7:30 am and the drive will begin at 8:30 from Tower Hill Village Park. Terry Warren Catering will have ...
May 30, 2016 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
25th Annual Trojan Booster Club Golf Classic
The 25th annual Trojan Booster Club Golf Classic will be played June 6th at the Charleston Country Club. Registration is $75.00 per golfer, which includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, a chance to wi...
May 29, 2016 Wojciech Kulicki / CC
Booth Library Adds Over 700 New Items
In the last month, Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library added more than 700 items to their collection. Students are encouraged to browse the new purchases, which cover music, art, and best-sell...
May 29, 2016
Illinois Tied for Highest Unemployment Rate
According to WCIA online, since January of 2010 for the first time unemployment has raised in all counties during the last year. Illinois is now tied with Alaska for the highest unemployment rate in t...
May 29, 2016 SurFeRGiRL30 / CC
Dick Van Dyke Returning To Danville!!!
According to WCIA Online, Dick Van Dyke is coming to Danville next month! June 24th is the scheduled day of where he will be launching a fund raiser to help the efforts of restoring his childhood home...
May 29, 2016 Alan Light / CC
U-Of-I Dumps Contract For Image Campaign
Interim U. of I. chancellor Barbara Wilson has terminated a half-million-dollar public relations contract to develop a branding plan for the flagship campus. She actually dumped the Edelman firm last ...
May 29, 2016 Todd Huffman / CC
First Illinois Bird Tests Positive For West Nile In 2016
The Illinois Department of Public Health says the first bird in the state has tested positive for West Nile Virus in 2016. Douglas County Health employees collected the blue jay last week in Arcola To...
May 29, 2016
More Funding For Road And Bridge Upgrades
Even more funding is being used to improve Illinois roads and bridges. IDOT released a new eleven-point-two-billion-dollar plan over the next six years. That is nearly three-billion-dollars more than ...
May 29, 2016 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region / CC
Rose-Hulman Graduates Largest Class in History
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology graduated the largest number of students in it's history Saturday. The Class of 2016 included 540 students receiving a mix of bachelor's and master's degrees. The s...
May 28, 2016 State Farm / CC
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