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What's Inside "Rebuild Illinois?"
THE BREAKDOWN "Rebuild Illinois," allocates $33.2 billion for transportation, including $11 billion for the Illinois Department of Transportation's multi-year plan and $14 billion for other road and b...
Jul 07, 2019
IllinoisPolicy.Org: Illinois License Plate Sticker Will Be Among Most Expensive in the Nation
Illinois drivers will pay the nation's highest base fee and fifth highest overall fee for vehicle registration to help fund Gov. J.B. Pritzker's $45 billion infrastructure plan. The General Assembly p...
Jul 07, 2019
Chicago 4th of July Shootings Stats: 61 Shot — 5 Fatally
At least 5 people have been killed and 56 others wounded in gun violence across Chicago over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. More than 1,500 police officers were scheduled to work extra hours to s...
Jul 07, 2019
Poll Shows 1 in 4 Americans Do Not Plan to Retire
Nearly one-quarter of Americans say they never plan to retire, according to a poll that suggests a disconnection between individuals' retirement plans and the realities of aging in the workforce. Expe...
Jul 07, 2019
Suspected Child Predator Nabbed and Charged with 12 Counts of Criminal Sexual Assault
23-year old Benjamin T. Carney of Bloomington has been charged with 12 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault against a victim younger than 13. Carney was jailed in lieu of $40,035 and ordered to...
Jul 06, 2019
Bloomington-Normal to Host $5,000 Call of Duty Esports Tournament
From July 13th - 14th, 2019, Bloomington-Normal will be hosting one of the largest amateur Call of Duty esports tournaments in Central Illinois. Presented by Midwest Arena Esports (an amateur esports ...
Jul 05, 2019
Midwest Food Bank Sends Flooding Relief Supplies to TX
Midwest Food Bank is sending disaster relief to help victims of flooding in south Texas. At the request of The Salvation Army, a truck load of family food boxes left the MFB Bloomington-Normal locatio...
Jul 05, 2019
Pritzker Seeks Ag Disaster Declaration
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is seeking a federal agriculture disaster declaration for all of Illinois following the state's soggy planting season. Pritzker says in his request to the U.S. Department of Agricul...
Jul 05, 2019
BPD: Officer Injured in Armed Subject Arrests
Bloomington Police officers were dispatched to the 700 block of N. Roosevelt St. Friday just past midnight for a call of an armed subject. Upon arrival, officers from third shift patrol stopped a vehi...
Jul 05, 2019
Judge: State Lawmakers Violated Illinois Constitution by Voting to Freeze Their Pay
A Cook County judge has ruled that Illinois lawmakers violated the state constitution when they voted to freeze their pay every year from 2009 through 2016. The Chicago Tribune reports the ruling is t...
Jul 04, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
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