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Mega Millions Tickets Again For Sale, Powerball On Hold
Illinois lottery players can once again take their chance at Mega Millions. The Illinois Lottery yesterday said now that the state has a budget, people can once again buy Mega Millions tickets. Illino...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017
Hundreds Gather To Say Goodbye To Fallen Trooper
Ryan Albin is being remembered as a great friend, a good neighbor, and a State Trooper who died too soon. Hundreds of people, including Governor Bruce Rauner and police officers from across the countr...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017
House Overrides Rauner's Vetoes, Taxes Going Up in Illinois
Illinois House members voted Thursday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes of a state budget and tax increase, the final steps needed to end Illinois' two-year budget deadlock.The votes came with a ...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017
Normal to Buy $27K E.V. for Amtrak
Normal is giving Amtrak an even better deal than before. Town leaders last night agreed to buy Amtrak a 27-thousand-dollar electric vehicle that'll be used to move passengers from one side of Uptown N...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017
IL House to Hold Veto Override Vote Today
Illinois could see its first budget in almost three years by the end of the day. The Illinois House is due back in Springfield this afternoon to try to override Governor Rauner's budget veto.  Th...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017
Homicide Victim ID'd
Authorities have released the name of the homicide victim found by hikers on Sunday.  47 year old Teresa A. Poehlman of East Peoria's body was discovered by a pair of hikers while walking the Fun...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2017
House Override Vote Moved to Thursday
No quorum, no vote.There will be no veto override vote in the Illinois House today. Once again, not enough House members were in attendance to conduct the vote to override Governor Rauner's vetoes of ...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2017
Rauner Vetoes Budget Bills, Senate Overrides Veto; House Will Meet in Veto Session Wednesday
Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a revenue and spending package which quickly cleared the Illinois Senate on Tuesday, as promised. "I just vetoed Speaker Madigan's 32% permanent income tax increase," Raun...
Syndicated Author Jul 04, 2017
Illinois State Police Invite Public to Help Honor Fallen Trooper
The funeral for Trooper Ryan Albin, who  was killed in an accident on I-74 last week, will be held this Thursday in Farmer City. Following the funeral at noon there will be an emergency services ...
Syndicated Author Jul 03, 2017
Death of a Woman Found at Funk's Grove Ruled a Homicide
The death of a woman found at Funks Grove is now a homicide. The McLean County Sheriff's department released two photos on Monday related to the woman found dead over the weekend in the Funks Grove Na...
Syndicated Author Jul 03, 2017
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