Category Archives: News
Pritzker differs with Trump on getting students back in school this fall
(The Center Square) - While President Donald Trump insists kids get back to school as early as next month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is relying on data and science. Several weeks ago, the Illinois St...
Jul 09, 2020
Municipal, retail and manufacturing groups want local control for federal COVID-19 relief funds in Illinois
(The Center Square) - While Chicago and Illinois counties with half a million people or more get to control most of nearly $5 billion in federal funds amid COVID-19 relief efforts, a group of associat...
Jul 09, 2020
Op-Ed: Don't bail out feckless states without strings attached
On July 1, Illinois state workers got an automatic pay raise. In all, those raises will cost taxpayers $261 million. Meanwhile, nearly 1.4 million Illinoisans have filed for unemployment since COVID-1...
Jul 09, 2020
Gov. Pritzker Announces Expanded COVID-19 Mobile Testing Program
During a visit to a mobile testing site at Coles Elementary School, Governor JB Pritzker announced the expansion of the state's mobile testing operation with twelve COVID-19 mobile testing teams opera...
Jul 09, 2020
Illinois’ youth employment rate among worst in country
(The Center Square) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports just over 39,000 new unemployment claims were filed during the week of June 29 in Illinois, a 327 percent increase over the...
Jul 09, 2020
Area Home Sales Rising
The Housing Market in Bloomington-Normal is on the rise. The number of sales was up 3.9% through May compared with the start of 2019, according to the Bloomington-Normal Association of Realtors (BNAR)...
Jul 09, 2020
McLean Co. COVID-19 Update 7-9-20: 9 New Cases, 1 More Death
The McLean County Health Department is reporting 9 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total to 299. At this time 32 individuals are isolating at home and 1 is hospitalized in good condition 251 indivi...
Jul 09, 2020
Road officials watch for pavement blowouts amid heat wave
(The Center Square) - Illinois' roads are hot, increasing the chance of a phenomenon called a "blowout" that could result in blown tires, busted oil pans and worse. This week's heat, coupled with high...
Jul 09, 2020
Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Thursday, July 9, 2020
Another 38,900 seek unemployment benefits in Illinois Nearly 38,900 Illinoisans filed for unemployment benefits last week. That's down around 6,800 from those who filed the week before. However, that ...
Jul 09, 2020
Illinois Hits New Record for Pot Sales
Illinoisans bought a lot of cannabis last month. The state reported more than $47 million in cannabis sales in June. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation says dispensaries have sold...
Jul 09, 2020
