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East Central Illinois Region

Flu season has arrived in force in some Illinois communities

LITCHFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Illinois is not escaping the flu outbreak that has swept across parts of the country. The Illinois Department of Public Health does not track flu cases, just the number of people who are hospitalized. So it's up to local public health departments to paint the picture of Illinois' early flu season, and the picture isn't pretty. Litchfield schools, in Montgomery County, canceled classes last week because so many students and teachers were out sick. Montgomery County Public […]

todayDecember 14, 2017 65

Automotive News

Nokomis Police Department citations and arrests from November 13 to December 10, 2017

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) — The following citations and warrants were completed between November 13 and December 10, 2017 by the Nokomis Police Department: John E. McMillian, 30, of Nokomis was cited for disorderly conduct/breach of peace at his residence at 305 N. Spruce St. in Nokomis on November 16. McMillian was also cited for obstruction of justice. Loeta M. Blair, 79, of rural Nokomis was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident on the 500 block of N. […]

todayDecember 13, 2017 102

Capital Area Region

Hundreds of donated trees taking root at Illinois State Fairgrounds

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- When the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced in 2015 it would lose more than 200 trees at the State Fairgrounds, primarily due to the emerald ash borer, one of the oldest agricultural organizations in the state decided to step in and replace them. Joe Khayyat, executive director of the Illinois Green Industry Association, said his organization agreed to donate 200 trees to the Department of Agriculture over a four-year period. The association has over-delivered on […]

todayDecember 11, 2017 94

Business & Lifestyle

Business limited in Raymond board’s first meeting in December

RAYMOND (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Discussion was limited, with very few items of business up for discussion in the Raymond Village Board’s meeting on Monday, December 4. Following approval of the meeting minutes from the November 20 meeting, an announcement was made by Streets Superintendent Mike Masten that there would be some road closures. The closures involved Broad Street and Springfield Road, which crosses across the Norfolk Southern railroad line which runs parallel to Illinois Route 48. The closures would take place […]

todayDecember 11, 2017 75

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Business & Lifestyle

$5.3 million jury verdict awarded to nurse following Heritage wrongful termination due to whistleblowing

PONTIAC (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In a press release made available late Saturday evening, a jury trial in Livingston County has concluded involving wrongful termination of employment due to blowing the whistle on her employer, reporting elderly abuse and neglect of residents at a nursing facility. Katrina Wesemann, a licensed practical nurse, was fired in October 2012 by Bloomington-based Heritage Enterprises, Inc. for reporting instances of elderly abuse and resident neglect at the Heritage Manor nursing facility in Dwight. Wesemann presented […]

todayDecember 10, 2017 110

Business & Lifestyle

State Rep: Bitcoin and blockchain here to stay as Illinois leads the way

CHICAGO (Illinois News Network) -- With the soaring price of digital currency Bitcoin, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group set to launch futures beginning Dec. 17, one state representative says the technology is here to stay. Bitcoin broke $19,000 per coin Thursday before dropping 20 percent and then settling at more than $16,000. That’s more than triple what it was just three months ago. Back in 2010, Bitcoin prices were around $30. CME Group said on its website the value […]

todayDecember 8, 2017 19

Decision 2018

Gov. Rauner won’t commit to debate with GOP challenger Ives

JACKSONVILLE (Illinois News Network) -- Gov. Bruce Rauner won’t say if he’ll commit to debating his primary opponent before the March 20 Republican primary. At a stop in Jacksonville Friday morning, Rauner was asked if he’d commit to debating state Rep. Jeanne Ives, who has filed to run against Rauner in the March 20 Republican primary. Asked three times in a row if he’d debate Ives, Rauner only laughed and said “what I’m committed to is winning the general election and […]

todayDecember 8, 2017 14

Business & Lifestyle

Witt opts to hire new city employee, solicits applications

WITT (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Following the resignation of Shawn Cady, the City of Witt deliberated in their November meeting on whether to hire a new city employee. The council, under the employment committee of mayor Greta Akers and aldermen Tim Taylor and Brandon White, met Tuesday in an hour-long public special session to review the job description for the job opening in question, which became available following Cady's departure last month. Following the discussion which took place during the meeting, […]

todayDecember 8, 2017 75

Commentary

BERG: It’s the 199th birthday of Illinois! Hey, wait … come back

(Illinois News Network) -- Illinois celebrated its 199th birthday Dec. 3. The eventual Land of Lincoln first became a state in 1818. Back then, nearly all of Illinois’ fertile prairie was left unsettled. But it seems like Springfield is doing its best to return to that remote state, according to new data from the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS data dump Nov. 30 was a crummy birthday gift. But it underscored the biggest policy problem with which state lawmakers must […]

todayDecember 7, 2017 21

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