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Pritzker Signs Consolidation of First Responder Pensions Into Law

Gov Pritzker signed into law the consolidation of pensions for first responders. The new law consolidates 649 Suburban and downstate police and fire pensions into two, statewide funds, increasing the ...

More State Farm Job Shuffling

State Farm is relocating its investment department from its corporate headquarters in Bloomington to its regional hub near Dallas. The Illinois-primary based insurer has also started moving its entire...

Brestan Found Guilty of Murder

The members of a McLean County jury deliberated for about 10 hours before reaching their decision Wednesday afternoon. They found Kyle Brestan guilty of the 2017 death of Shannon Hastings, who was sta...

Dec 18, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC

McLean Co Board Votes to Regulate Marijuana-Related Businesses Instead of Banning Them

Marijuana-related businesses will be regulated, not banned, in unincorporated areas of McLean County. The County Board voted on Tuesday night to defeat a proposed ordinance to prohibit them. The count...

Jury Deliberations Continue Today in Brestan Murder Trial

Jury deliberations will continue today in the murder trial of Kyle Brestan of Bloomington who is accused of stabbing Shannon Hastings of Washington 105 in April of 2017 in a west Bloomington hotel roo...

Dec 18, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC

In Letter to Secretary Pompeo, Gov. Pritzker Welcomes Refugees to Illinois

"As the Governor of Illinois, I proudly consent to the continuation of refugee admission to our state and extend a warm welcome to refugees who have come and will be coming to Illinois," writes Gov. P...

IHSA Member Schools Vote to Rescind District Set Up, Keep Conferences

Illinois High School Association member schools voted to rescinded the proposal of district football Tuesday, as well as 10 other amendment proposals. In 2018, member schools voted in favor of impleme...

Allbritton Charged with the Murder Of John A.Tyler

Daniel C. Allbritton--the man charged with obstruction in a missing persons case in Tazewell County--is now being charged with murder. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office tells us Allbritton is facin...

Pritzker Announces Greater Investment In Illinois Child Care Programs

Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state will make a greater investment in child care programs across Illinois. The governor was surrounded by leading early childhood experts yesterday when he announced ...

Bloomington City Council Votes to Approve Two Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries, No Onsite Consumption

Bloomington City Council members voted Monday night to allow up to two dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis, but prohibited onsite consumption and all other types of cannabis businesses within c...

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