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East Central Illinois Region

Nokomis pool receives IDNR grant for renovations

NOKOMIS -- According to a report from the Nokomis Memorial Park District, they have some good news for their pool. However, there's a slight bit of extra work to do until then. On Aug. 13, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) granted approval of a $350,000 grant to the park district. Although the grant already had pre-approval in January, processing took longer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The process has been a long journey Nokomis Memorial Park District trustee […]

todayAugust 22, 2020 63

Decision 2020

Montgomery County receiving many mail-in ballot apps

HILLSBORO -- Montgomery County Clerk Sandy Leitheiser is reporting the office is receiving a huge response regarding voting by mail, with 1,200 postcards received in response for ballots via mail. "We had 628 voters vote by mail for the entire November 2018 election," Leitheiser states. "We already have double that back just one week after the postcards were mailed." Postcard mailings were sent to voters with active registrations on July 31. Office diligently working on vote-by-mail ballot applications Leitheiser notes […]

todayAugust 14, 2020 60

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East Central Illinois Region

Witt man faces charges in connection to local murder

WITT -- A Witt man is facing charges in Montgomery County Court in relation to a murder that took place on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 103 Vermilion St. As a result of an investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, 30-year-old Allan J. "AJ" Frayer was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Per the investigation, multiple gunshots from a .22 caliber rifle and knife wounds were the result of the […]

todayAugust 14, 2020 40

Capital Area Region

Pritzker to require businesses to enforce mask rules or face fines up to $2,500 after Democrats let rule stick

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – For the next five months, Illinois business owners and their employees are required to tell customers to wear a mask or they could face fines of up to $2,500. Despite Republicans who wanted to suspend the rule because they said it could still criminalize business owners, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s fines for businesses that don’t comply with mask and social distancing requirements amid COVID-19 concerns survived a rule committee. After an hour behind closed doors, the […]

todayAugust 12, 2020 14

East Central Illinois Region

TIMELINE: Christian County zoning appeal regarding wind turbines

TAYLORVILLE -- The Christian County Board of Appeals has been busy with a dispute regarding wind turbine project proposals. The following is a brief of all zoning board of appeals sessions since June 23, 2020 for Christian County. Session 1: June 23, 2020 The first session of the appeal was on June 23 in a three-hour affair of arguments and evidence. There would also be spoken concerns about the projects. Board members Steve Sipes, Joe Dorr, Mark Dozier, Joann Howard, […]

todayJuly 7, 2020 94

East Central Illinois Region

EIU trustees considering a hike to tuition rates

CHARLESTON -- Undergraduate students currently attending or seeking to attend Eastern Illinois University as freshmen could see their tuition rates higher this academic year. The Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees is considering a proposal to increase student tuition rates when they meet Friday afternoon. A look at the potential tuition rate hikes If there is an approval of the proposal, resident undergraduate students will notice a $6.04 per semester hour increase. Currently, the semester hour rate sits at $302; […]

todayJune 26, 2020 95

East Central Illinois Region

Former village treasurer Finley sentenced to 21 months in prison

SPRINGFIELD -- A former village treasurer in western Shelby County will be serving a prison sentence spanning almost two years. Former Tower Hill treasurer Nancy Finley received a prison sentence of 21 months on Wednesday for stealing more than $200,000 from the village. In addition to the prison sentence, the 54-year-old Pana resident will have to pay restitution, per order by U.S. District Court Judge Sue E. Myerscough. The amount comes to more than $261,000 for the monies she had stolen, […]

todayJune 19, 2020 156

East Central Illinois Region

Portions of Kincaid and Morrisonville under boil order

KINCAID/MORRISONVILLE -- Two south-central Illinois villages in Christian County are reporting to be under a boil order until further notice. The village of Morrisonville suffered a water main break, which led to the boil order announcement. The impacted areas in the village are from South Dye Street to South Perrine Street, as well as South 3rd Street to South 5th Street. The impact zone in the village of Kincaid runs from Division Street to Circle Place. This would also be […]

todayJune 18, 2020 88

East Central Illinois Region

Martin cases further postponed due to COVID-19

HILLSBORO/JACKSONVILLE/SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- We published a news report a month ago today regarding the arrest of Abigail L. Martin in Montgomery County. There hasn't been much regarding changes relating to the cases, so this is based on information we have found. Martin to appear again in Montgomery County in July Martin (or her grandmother) acquires the legal counsel of Sean E. Rees of Brandenburg-Rees & Rees in Carlinville. Filings by Rees on May 4 were calling for discovery, speedy […]

todayJune 1, 2020 65

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