Friday, August 31, 2018
Bloomington Voters To Decide Election Commission's Fate
Voters in Bloomington will get to decide if they need their own election office. A judge yesterday said a ballot question that would end the Bloomington Election Commission can stay on the November ballot. Bloomington is one of just a handful of cities in Illinois with its own election office. Republicans and Libertarians in Bloomington-Normal want to close the commission, and let the county's clerk manage elections in all of McLean County.
Justice Department Takes Schock Case Away From Central Illinois Prosecutors

U Of I To Honor President Obama

Thursday, August 30, 2018
State Farm Buys Naming Rights To Atlanta Hawks Arena

Illinois Confirms First West Nile Death

U Of I Football Announces 15-Million-Dollar Gift

Monday, August 27, 2018
Heat Advisory

Advisory, which is in effect until
7 PM CDT Tuesday.
* TEMPERATURE…Highs in the lower 90s Today through Tuesday.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES…Afternoon heat indices peaking from 100 to
107 degrees.
* IMPACTS…The heat and humidity may cause heat stress during
outdoor exertion or extended exposure. The very young, the
elderly, those without air conditioning, and those participating
in strenuous outdoor activities will be the most susceptible.
Also, car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of
minutes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is
expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity
will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are
possible.
Drink plenty of water, wear light weight loose fitting
clothing, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun,
and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions,
if you work or spend time outside.
When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs
and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke
is an emergency, call 9 1 1.
Governor Rauner Signs Free School Lunch Law

Governor Rauner Vetoes Pay Hike For New Teachers

Friday, August 24, 2018
State Farm Closings Could Help Bloomington-Normal

Connect Transit Gets Improvements

Thursday, August 23, 2018
Treatment, Not Trial For Illinois Man Accused In Waffle House Shooting

Bloomington Losing Its Sears Store In November
Another central Illinois city is losing another department store. Sears yesterday announced it is closing its Bloomington store. In all, Sears announced 46 closings across the country. Sears says its store in the Eastland Mall will close in November. The company isn't saying how many workers will lose their jobs.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
State Admits To Billion-Dollar Budget Hole

Aaron Schock Wants Trial Moved To Peoria

Mollie Tibbetts, Missing Iowa Student, Found Dead
Details about where the body was located were not released. A law enforcement source told Fox News the body was located in Iowa.
Tibbetts, 20, was reported missing in mid-July after she didn't respond to messages from her boyfriend, Dalton Jack. On July 18, she was seen jogging around Brooklyn, Iowa around 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 16, 2018
J.B. Pritzker: Governor Rauner's Plan Would Raise Property Taxes

New Texting While Driving Law
A new law signed by the governor now classifies first time texting while driving as a moving violation. This new law takes effect on July 1, 2019. Previously, a first time offense of texting while driving was considered a non-moving violation and any subsequent offense was a moving violation.
Local Food Pantry for College Students
The Normal First United Methodist Church is joining Illinois State University and Normal Township to create the first food pantry in Bloomington-Normal, exclusively for college students. National research indicates 40% of students on campus are dealing with a lack of food.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
25-Year Old Woman Charged with Animal Abuse
Animal abuse charges have been filed against a Wapella woman in connection with a video that allegedly shows her abusing a dog. The Pantagraph reports 25-year old Ashlee Kemplin was formally charged Tuesday with abuse to an animal and is due in DeWitt County Circuit Court for an arraignment on Sept. 5. The charges come after an investigation by the DeWitt County Sheriff’s Department following the release of a video on social media of the woman allegedly abusing a husky.
Unit 5 to Fix Diversity Problem

Governor Rauner Promises A Million Dollars For Fairgrounds Coliseum

Tuesday, August 14, 2018
McLean County Democrats To Fight Signatures In Election Consolidation Drive
Democratic leaders in McLean County are getting ready to challenge the folks who want to combine the county's two election offices. Democratic chairman Eric Rankin yesterday said he thinks there are problems with signatures on the petition to consolidate Bloomington's election commission and the county's election office. Rankin says he thinks Democrats can get the question removed from the November ballot.
Trial Delayed for Rogers

New Report: Only 24 Percent Of Kindergarteners Ready For School

Monday, August 13, 2018
Report: Downstate Illinois Gets More Than it Pays In Taxes

Illinois' Unpaid Bill Backlog Jumps Almost A Half-Billion Dollars

New Law Allows Illinois Students To Take More Dual Credit Classes

Friday, August 10, 2018
State Fair Managers Correct Spelling Mistake On Butter Cow
There are a lot of people talking about the butter cow at the Illinois State Fair, but not because it's a beautiful sculpture. The artists who crafted the cow out of nearly 600 pounds of butter misspelled bicentennial on the cow's plaque. The double-N is in the wrong place. The fair's Dairy Building manager, Marla Behrends, says they've fixed the typo and are ready to welcome visitors to the fair through next weekend.
Ameren, Corn Belt Say Power Restored Near Bloomington
It was a blown fuse. Ameren officials say a pair of fuses in Bloomington failed yesterday and knocked out power to almost 18 hundred customers. Ameren and Corn Belt Energy said they both had customers in the dark yesterday afternoon. It took crews about a half hour to get most of the lights back on.
Illinois Election Managers: 76 Thousand Voters Hacked In 2016

Thursday, August 9, 2018
Unit 5 Finances and Your Property Taxes
McLean County Unit 5 is preparing to issue $16.5 million in bonds to help fund operating expenses, including additional staff and programs, over the next two years. According to the Pantagraph, a financial advisor informed the school board Wednesday that the bonds would add about $205 per year for two years to the average priced home in the district.
District 87 Moves Money to Stay Afloat
The tentative budget for 2018-19 reviewed by the District 87 school board on Wednesday night shows an operating deficit of nearly $2.6 million. Transfers from the working cash fund balance have been used to offset deficits. At the rate of transferring funds out of the working cash fund, the district has about three years left in that fund.
Skimmers Found At Central Illinois Gas Station
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Survey: Back To School Costs Top 500 Dollars
It's going to cost over 500 dollars to send kids back to school this year. The consulting firm Deloitte is out with a new survey that says parents will spend, on average, 510 dollars to send their kids back to school this year. That covers the cost of school supplies, clothes, and computers. In all, Deloitte's Liz Verrill says parents will spend 28 billion-dollars on back to school shopping this year.
Butler's Lawyers Seek Change of Venue in Coliseum Case
Could there be change of venue for one of defendants accused of stealing money from the city coliseum? Comments from city officials comparing John Y. Butler and his management firm, Central Illinois Arena Management, to a Soviet Gulag and to convicted embezzler Bernie Madoff are among the reasons cited in a motion filed Tuesday to move Butler's criminal trial away from McLean County.
Libertarian Candidate For Governor Could Be Jailed Over Child Support
The Libertarian candidate for governor has two weeks to make good on three-thousand dollars in child support or he faces jail time. A Lake County judge yesterday told candidate Kash Jackson, who's name is Grayson, that he's willing to wait a few weeks to see if Jackson's back child support comes through. But the judge also threatened to jail Jackson for contempt after a shouting match in the courtroom, where Jackson complained about unfair treatment by the judge.
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Normal Approves COLA Increases For City Workers

BBC Coming To Peoria For Story On Fentanyl
Peoria is about to become the face of fentanyl in Illinois. A BBC crew is due in the city tomorrow to interview people for a story in the city's battle with the opioid drug. The Peoria Journal Star reported yesterday that Peoria recently saw its 40th overdose death of the year. The paper says producers also plan to interview managers at the Peoria Recovery Project to see how people are fighting their addictions.
State Workers Sue To Get Patronage Jobs Back

Monday, August 6, 2018
Christensen Lawyers Defend Trump Meeting Info Request

Governor Signs New Rear-Facing Car Seat Law

Normal to Tweak Budget for Pay Raises, Firetrucks
Thursday, August 2, 2018
McLean County Starts Safe Haven Policy For Addicts

More Solar Farms Coming to McLean County

Illinois Among States Covered By Latest Cyclospora Recall
Illinois is one of the states covered by the latest recall over possibly tainted greens. The USDA on Monday issued a new recall for lettuce and salad wrap ingredients packaged by Indianapolis-based Caito Foods. The USDA says possibly tainted lettuce found its way to stores in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The USDA says there are no reports of any illnesses yet, but a similar cyclospora outbreak in May sickened dozens of people.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
New Theft Charges Filed Against Former Bloomington Coliseum Manager

Illinois Lawmakers Set Two Online Gambling Hearings

Peoria Airport Managers Applaud Rapid Response To Emergency Landing
Managers at Peoria's airport say they are pleased with the response to yesterday's emergency landing. No one was hurt when a Charlotte-bound American Eagle flight had to land 20 minutes after take off due to a loss of cabin pressure. Airport director Gene Olson says the Illinois Air National Guard scrambled its firefighters to meet the plane, he says everyone worked as a team and did their jobs as well as they could
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