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Rivian Illinois

Automotive News

Rivian subcontractors to pay overtime wages

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Subcontractors for an Illinois-based electric vehicle maker have settled with the state over back overtime wages.  Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a consent decree with construction subcontractors building a new production line for Rivian Automotive Inc. in Normal. The settlement requires two subcontractors to pay over $300,000 in back wages and penalties to resolve allegations that they failed to pay Mexican laborers overtime wages.  The consent decree Raoul filed requires China-based Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co. […]

todayAugust 23, 2022

Taylorville Kroger

Business News

Taylorville Kroger closed by IEPA

TAYLORVILLE -- A Kroger store in Taylorville was closed on Friday with all employees removed from the premises. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) issued a Seal Order against the grocery store located at 201 E. Bidwell St. The seal order was due to concerns relating to asbestos contamination. IEPA took action following a complaint about renovation work inside the store on July 29. Inspectors found that the work had released asbestos into the air. "Removal operations have rendered asbestos-containing […]

todayJuly 30, 2022

Jeffrey Bast

East Central Illinois Region

Bast faces fugitive concealing charges

VANDALIA -- A Ramsey man is facing charges in Fayette County Court for allegedly concealing a fugitive. Jeffrey J. Bast was charged with concealing/aiding a fugitive, which is a Class 4 felony. Information on the charge states that the defendant, "knowing Brock J. Dunaway was a fugitive from justice and with the intent to prevent Dunaway’s apprehension, aided and transported Dunaway in his black Ford pickup, letting him out behind a building in St. Elmo.” Bast will appear again in […]

todayJuly 29, 2022

Richland Community College

East Central Illinois Region

Richland hosts registration events

DECATUR -- Richland Community College will be hosting a series of registration events for the upcoming fall semester. The events, open to both new and current students, will provide an opportunity to meet with Success Coaches and learn about financial aid options. Scholarships are still available for full-time and part-time students enrolled in credit and non-credit courses. Students will also be able to visit the Richland bookstore, get their student ID cards, and visit the college's testing center. The fall […]

todayJuly 27, 2022

flash flood watch

Capital Area Region

Flood watch active in central Illinois

Alert for Cass; Christian; Clark; Clay; Coles; Crawford; Cumberland; Effingham; Fulton; Jasper; Lawrence; Logan; Macon; Mason; Menard; Morgan; Moultrie; Richland; Sangamon; Schuyler; Scott; Shelby (Illinois) Issued by the National Weather Service A Flood Watch was issued July 25 at 2:46 AM CDT by NWS Central Illinois. As showers and thunderstorms develop over the region overnight, abundant moisture will lead to excessive rainfall in some areas. ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... WHAT... Flash flooding caused by […]

todayJuly 25, 2022

Abigail L. Martin

East Central Illinois Region

Martin currently in IDOC custody

DECATUR -- A woman with a last-known address in Macoupin County is currently in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). Cases against Abigail L. Martin concluded in March for Morgan and Greene counties in the month of March with guilty verdicts. Martin was sentenced to a term of three years in the Morgan County forgery case with credit for 16 days served. In the bad check case in Greene County, while court records don't reflect a guilty […]

todayJuly 22, 2022

C&M Circus

East Central Illinois Region

C&M Circus is coming to Arthur

ARTHUR -- The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus (C&M Circus) is coming to Arthur next month. The show on Wednesday, August 17, will be in the Arthur Sale Barn, located at 1211 N. Vine. The shows will occur at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. C&M Circus has been providing quality, local family entertainment for 37 years. The Hugo, Okla. outfit has been a feature on an A&E special, on Nick News, and on OETA. Additions to the performance for 2022 include […]

todayJuly 21, 2022

East Central Illinois Region

ECICS to hold registration blitz

NEWMAN -- The East Central Illinois Christian School (ECICS) will be holding a registration blitz on August 1-2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Newman Community Center, located at 207 S. Coffin St. Registration packets will be available for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year. Teachers and administrative staff will be available to introduce themselves and answer questions. Abeka curriculum representative Michael Lyons will give a short presentation at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. […]

todayJuly 21, 2022

Meridian High School Korey Damery

East Central Illinois Region

Meridian back-to-school district information

MACON -- Student registration for the 2022-23 academic year in the Meridian school district is underway. Online registration for current district students began on Monday, July 18. Students new to the district will be able to register beginning on Tuesday, August 2. In-person registration for returning students without Internet access will be able to register beginning on Thursday, August 4. The registration times will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on August 2 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on […]

todayJuly 21, 2022

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