A happy new year to all of my readers! Wishing the news was better, but the new year has so far been dominated by news of the partial government shutdown. Guess which business sector…
STATE New year, new laws are on the books In 2018, more than 250 new laws were passed in Illinois. Here is a small sampling of some of the laws that went into effect Jan. 1. Rear-facing…
CENTRAL ILLINOIS Unemployment numbers stable or up slightly throughout region Unemployment grew in the Peoria area from last November to this November. But so did the number of available…
STATE Schools approve IHSA football postseason changes Beginning in 2021, the IHSA will assign football teams to eight or nine team groupings (i.e. “districts”) based on classification…
This week’s roundup of farm and rural news for Illinois farmers and rural dwellers includes, apparently, a final, approved committee farm bill the president indicated he would sign….
This week’s farm and rural news roundup includes details on incoming Governor J.B. Pritzker’s agriculture team, which includes some folks central Illinois farmers may be familiar…
The good news is that the president has signed the 2018 Farm Bill. The bad news: the government has shut down, and the soybean and corn markets– along with prices– are continuing…
DEC. 27 Traveling Petting Zoo Wed. 2 – 3 p.m. Fondulac Library /Civic Complex, 401 W. Washington St., East Peoria Free Looking for something to do on Christmas break? Deb Moreland…
Man killed on South SideA 35-year-old man was killed Thursday morning on Chicago's South Side. Police ...
One killed, another injured in ...One man was killed and another man was injured Monday night in ...
Pedestrian killed on South SideA woman was killed Thursday evening when hit by a vehicle on ...
Statewide childhood lead testing plannedNearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk ...
