Category Archives: News
Officials issue warning on illegal fireworks as complaints surge
(The Center Square) - Municipalities across Illinois have canceled Fourth of July fireworks displays because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but officials warn against putting on your own Independence Day s...
Jul 03, 2020
Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Friday, July 3, 2020
Pritzker plans to appeal after ruling in Bailey case Gov. J.B. Pritzker had no constitutional authority to restrict people's movements or forcefully close businesses beyond April 8, according to a cou...
Jul 03, 2020
Judge rules Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions void; Illinois attorney general ‘reviewing’ options
(The Center Square) - A Clay County judge's ruling ending Gov. J.B. Pritzker's executive orders limiting businesses and individual movements applies to everyone, according to the courts. But it's uncl...
Jul 02, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Clay County judge rules against Pritzker's extended orders
(The Center Square) - A Clay County judge ruled Thursday that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's executive orders were void beyond the initial 30-day period in a legal win for state Rep. Darren Bailey. Bailey poste...
Jul 02, 2020
Illinois State Police report reduction in forensic evidence backlog
(The Center Square) - Illinois State Police officials reported a 33 percent overall reduction in the state's backlog of untested forensic evidence in crime labs. A Forensic Science Task Force was form...
Jul 02, 2020
Op-Ed: If Illinois passes progressive income tax, retirement tax comes next
They weren't supposed to say this part out loud. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's top priority is a progressive income tax hike. He is expected to spend millions of dollars on TV advertising to convince voters th...
Jul 02, 2020
Illinois’ increased minimum wage during pandemic will impact local governments, nonprofits
(The Center Square) - Illinois' minimum wage, which increased to $10 an hour this week, isn't just affecting business owners, some expect it to impact taxpayer-funded local governments already taking ...
Jul 02, 2020
Where To Go For Fireworks
Our own Steve Suess researched and compiled this list of fireworks displays: FRIDAY Normal - At the Corn Crib after baseball Roanoke - Fireworks and a car show Farmer City - At the racetrack after the...
Jul 02, 2020
McLean Co. COVID-19 Update 7-2-20: Four New Cases
Today the McLean County Health Department is reporting 4 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total to 265. Of the 14 active cases 1 individual remains hospitalized and 13 are isolating at home. 238 ind...
Jul 02, 2020
As U.S. shatters job gains, Illinois faces long recovery
(The Center Square) - More Illinoisans went back to work last week as the nation posted record job gains, but a full recovery remains far off. The U.S. Department of Labor posted both its weekly unemp...
Jul 02, 2020
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