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Witt council

East Central Illinois Region

New Witt council tackles new issues in May meeting

New members sworn in

Before swearing in the new members of the Witt City Council in their May 25 general session, the outgoing mayor and council members had to finish up on some unresolved business. A water report from EJ Water Cooperative’s Eric Emerick detailed standard practices and procedures (SPP) in their agreement with the city for wholesale water purchases. Some of these SPPs include a 10 percent late fee for late payments made at least three days after the due date, shut-off notices […]

todayJune 3, 2021 18

Northern Illinois Academy

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois takes action against academy serving children with disabilities

Report details long-running issues of poor treatment, services at Northern Illinois Academy

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – Officials from multiple state agencies said Friday that they are cutting ties with a residential school that serves children in state care with mental and developmental disabilities after an independent review documented reports of mistreatment of youth at the facility. Northern Illinois Academy, in Aurora, is an 87-bed private residential facility that serves children with co-occurring mental illnesses or autism, mood disorders, and developmental delays. It is owned and operated by Sequel Youth and Family Services and […]

todayMay 14, 2021 2

Illinois redistricting

Capitol News Illinois

GOP leaders call out House Dems for redistricting ‘hypocrisy’ in Illinois

Dems say behind-closed-door process is ‘normal’

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — Illinois House Republicans continue to demand a “fair” redistricting process, following a news report depicting Democratic lawmakers meeting behind a closed door to discuss the mapmaking process. The “secretive” room on Capitol grounds where House Democrats are said to be drawing maps was first reported by WCIA-TV’s Mark Maxwell. In response to the report, House Republicans held a news conference Thursday outside of the room to address their concerns. The U.S. Census Bureau has not released official […]

todayMay 6, 2021 22

Illinois Kwame Raoul Attorney General

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois Attorney General responds to cybersecurity attack, audit warning

Raoul gave testimony during a hearing before a state House committee

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Wednesday addressed the recent cyber breach of his office’s online network, as well as an audit of his office released earlier this year that warned of weaknesses in its cybersecurity programs. Raoul told a House committee his office has implemented new safeguards since the April 10 ransomware attack that compromised the office’s network and affected office employee’s email accounts. Ransomware is a malicious software that collects the victim’s personal data and […]

todayMay 6, 2021 19

Illinois Mary Flowers resolution

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois House votes to endorse ‘abolition amendment,’ D.C. statehood

Votes cap day of symbolic and honorary resolutions

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – The Illinois House voted Wednesday to endorse a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment that would finally eliminate what some see as the last vestige of slavery in the United States – forced labor by people convicted of crimes and sentenced to prison. House Joint Resolution 7, by Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago) calls for passage of the proposed “abolition amendment,” which seeks to eliminate what’s known as the “punishment clause” of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery after the […]

todayMay 5, 2021 9

Illinois House

Capitol News Illinois

Bill would make injuring, killing a police dog while driving under influence a felony

House also passes bills addressing ‘sexting’ education, supplying feminine products at colleges

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – Lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday to make it a felony offense if a person kills or injures a police animal while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) sponsored House Bill 3019, which passed with 72 votes in favor. He said it was brought to him by a state’s attorney from his district. “We had an unfortunate circumstance of a drunk driver who hit a police safety vehicle, instantly killing a rescue […]

todayApril 15, 2021 20

vaccine

Capitol News Illinois

State pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine per federal recommendations

Member of governor’s staff tests positive for COVID-19

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – On the advice of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois will pause the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. The federal agencies made that recommendation Tuesday morning after reporting rare and severe blood clots in six people who had taken the vaccine. The CDC and FDA are reviewing the data regarding those cases. In a news release Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health advised that […]

todayApril 13, 2021 2

Illinois Emergency Management Agency IEMA

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois Emergency Management Agency shares lessons learned from pandemic

Agency asks for more General Revenue funding, expects less from federal government

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was forced to adapt quickly to a new role when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit last year, and the agency’s director told a legislative committee that more work needs to be done to prepare for the event of another statewide disaster. “Even though we provide resources to counties and local jurisdictions during times of disaster, we really never had a logistical arm to the organization. That has since changed,” IEMA Director Alicia […]

todayApril 8, 2021 5

Litchfield pickers market

East Central Illinois Region

Litchfield Tourism prepares for slate of events in 2021

LITCHFIELD -- The tourism office for the city of Litchfield has been working alongside local organizations to bring the most up-to-date event calendar for 2021. Fortunately, several recurring events are returning after considerable delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which postponed or canceled many event dates in 2020. Two of the city’s premier events are the Litchfield Pickers Market and the Litchfield Park District Concert Series. 2021 Litchfield Pickers Market schedule The Pickers Market is scheduled to kick […]

todayMarch 20, 2021 6

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