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Perry County

Perry County tentative multiplier announced

SPRINGFIELD -- Perry County has been given a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0158 for taxes payable in 2026, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The equalization factor, also called the multiplier, is used to make property assessments fair and consistent among Illinois counties. State law requires property to be assessed at one-third of market value. The multiplier helps adjust counties that fall above or below that level. For Perry County, assessments are at 32.81% of market value […]

todayJuly 23, 2026

West Nile virus

Christian County

Christian County confirms positive West Nile sample

TAYLORVILLE -- Christian County has reported its first West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample of the 2026 season, the Christian County Health Department said Wednesday. The mosquitoes were collected July 20 in Taylorville. The positive sample comes as mosquito activity continues to rise across central Illinois. Champaign County would report positive batches earlier this week. State health officials say no human West Nile cases have been confirmed in Illinois so far this year. Warm, humid weather can create ideal conditions for […]

todayJuly 22, 2026

Nokomis Newkomis

Montgomery County

Nokomis council sacks officer in special meeting

NOKOMIS -- It took an hour-long executive session of the Nokomis City Council to decide the fate of one of its police officers. The council met in a special meeting on Friday, which immediately went into executive session upon the meeting's start. Friday's meeting was pushed up from a meeting that was previously planned for Tuesday. The closed session rationale related to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) to consider appointments, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the City. […]

todayJuly 17, 2026

Hardee's

Business News

Hardee’s franchisee Superior Star files for bankruptcy

HILLSBORO -- 60 Hardee's locations are at risk, including a location in Hillsboro, following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last week in Kentucky. Superior Star filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on Thursday, July 9. The filing was in the Western District of Kentucky in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Louisville, Kentucky According to court documentation, Superior Star would generate approximately $80 million in gross revenue in 2025. However, "unforeseen and uncontrollable […]

todayJuly 16, 2026

Nokomis Central Illinois holiday

Montgomery County

Nokomis council calls special meeting

NOKOMIS -- Despite initial plans to hold a special meeting next week, the Nokomis City Council decided Wednesday that the meeting will take place sooner than planned. The City Council announced during Monday's city council meeting that a special meeting was on the books for Tuesday, July 21. However, that no longer appears to be the case. The agenda for a special council meeting came out on Wednesday. The agenda would reveal that the meeting will instead take place on […]

todayJuly 15, 2026 1

Don Welge Memorial Bridge

Randolph County

Welge Memorial Bridge project complete

CHESTER -- Officials from the Illinois (IDOT) and Missouri (MoDOT) Departments of Transportation held a ribbon-cutting over the weekend, marking the completion of a major construction project. The two departments, along with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, would celebrate this occasion following the completion of the Don Welge Memorial Bridge. The project was made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital improvement program. The ribbon cutting is the culmination of several years of collaboration between the […]

todayJuly 14, 2026

Nokomis Newkomis

Montgomery County

Nokomis council hosts another packed house

NOKOMIS -- The City of Nokomis will continue to operate a police department currently understaffed. This was one of several items of discussion in Monday's meeting of the Nokomis City Council. Stephen Bowers spoke on complaints related to his residence. Bowers would also take the time to call out the city's hypocrisy with its crumbling infrastructure. Several individuals spoke on the pending matter involving the Nokomis Police Department. Resolutions, petitions, ordinances, and communications The council approved Resolution 2026-10 accepting a […]

todayJuly 13, 2026 2

Beep Baseball

Champaign County

Beep Baseball returns to Savoy

SAVOY -- Prairie Fields Park in Savoy will host four teams for the Annual Savoy Beep Baseball Tournament this weekend. The tournament will be on Saturday, July 18, from 9:30 a.m.to 4 p.m. Hosted by the National Beep Baseball Association, the tournament is an adaptive version of baseball for the blind, low-vision, and legally blind. The event has regular support from the Champaign Lions Club, Dick’s House of Sport, the Village of Savoy, MindsEye Radio, and Experience Champaign-Urbana. Athletes from […]

todayJuly 13, 2026

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Macon County

Illinois State Police investigating Decatur death

DECATUR -- The Illinois State Police assisted the Macon County Sheriff's Department in a matter earlier this week. A news release from the State Police would mention an incident in Decatur involving an armed, barricaded subject. The escalation would later result in a death in an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Friday, officers responded to a residence in the 600 block ​ of Wyckles Road in Decatur for an armed barricaded subject who was involved in […]

todayJuly 11, 2026

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