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Metro East news briefs

— December 11, 2019

IEMA highlights holiday safety in December With the holiday season in full swing, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is offering tips to help people stay safe now and into…

Peoria County news briefs
— December 11, 2019

PEORIA COUNTY 4-H Foundation awards $49,000 scholarships The Illinois 4-H Foundation provided $29,000 in college scholarships and awarded another $20,000 in national conference travel…
Woodford County news briefs
— December 11, 2019

WOODFORD COUNTY Operational food establishment permits due The Woodford County Health Department (WCHD) requires all operational food establishments to renew their food permit…
Going Green — beyond the cash kind — for the holidays
— December 11, 2019

In Jim Carrey’s iconic rendition of the Grinch in the 2000 movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, he laments about Christmas gifts exchanged between Whoville residents that he…
Pritzker, stakeholders talk next phases of legalized marijuana rollout
— December 10, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — One month before the scheduled rollout of legalized marijuana in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a follow-up bill to the initial reform Dec. 4 and took questions…

Kendall County news briefs
— December 11, 2019

KENDALL Underwood visits U.S. service members in Afghanistan Last month, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined a Congressional Delegation for a six-day trip to Afghanistan,…
Tazewell County news briefs
— December 11, 2019

MORTON Local businesses host Indulgence Tour this weekend The Indulgence Tours . . . The Caramels Join PumpkinLand Community in The Indulgence Tours . . . The Caramels on Saturday,…
LEAVITT: A new movie sheds light on neglected foster kids
— December 11, 2019

Jay Paul Deratany ran for office in Illinois a decade or so ago, promising to reduce taxes. But there are some things that we shouldn’t be cheap about, he says. “If we say we can’t…