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University of Illinois Extension fall Four Seasons Gardening

Illinois

Fall gardening is your time to plan for beautiful spring

Seasons come and go, but home gardening, environmental stewardship, and backyard food production take year-round effort. The University of Illinois Extension provides timely tips in its fall edition of the popular Four Seasons Gardening horticulture workshops.  Each online workshop is free. Registration is required at the website listed. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate, contact Gemini Bhalsod at [email protected]. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting access needs. Using Fresh Produce will be held on Oct. 18 at 1:30 […]

todaySeptember 29, 2022 63

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois

Capitol News Illinois to expand operations

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Capitol News Illinois will significantly expand its operations as it enters the fifth year of operations in 2023 because of a significant grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. The McCormick Foundation has announced a three-year, $2 million investment in Capitol News Illinois, a nonprofit news organization that provides daily coverage of state government and is operated by the Illinois Press Foundation. The CNI grant is one of four being announced by the McCormick Foundation, […]

todaySeptember 28, 2022 9

Illinois Pritzker

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois to reduce federal unemployment debt by $450 million

Gov. JB Pritzker announces a plan Tuesday for the state to pay down $450 million of its outstanding $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debt to the federal government. SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Gov. JB Pritzker announced a plan Tuesday to reduce a $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit by $450 million through an infusion of unemployment-related revenues. The trust fund is the pool of money paid into by employers to provide a social safety net for unemployed […]

todaySeptember 28, 2022 80

Arcola blood drive

East Central Illinois Region

Blood drive, health fair in Arcola

ARCOLA -- A health fair and a blood drive are coming to Arcola within the next week. D&M Woodcrafts will be hosting a community blood drive on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The drive will be inside the business at 421 E. County Road 200 North in Arcola from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, contact Marlin Schrock at (217) 268-3266 or visit bloodcenter.org and use the code 71155 to locate the drive. The Douglas County Health Department is co-hosting […]

todaySeptember 21, 2022 51

petition election

East Central Illinois Region

Petitioning underway for 2023 consolidated election

HILLSBORO -- Petitioning is currently underway for races up for election in Montgomery County next spring. Petitioning began Tuesday for municipal, fire, park, and library district, and school board positions for the April 4, 2023 consolidated election. Municipal offices will include mayor/aldermen, mayor/commissioners, and village president/trustees. Some municipalities may be electing a clerk and/or treasurer. Petitioning for the 2023 consolidated election cycle Petitions for municipal races are available via the municipal clerk. Petitions for fire, park, and library districts are […]

todaySeptember 21, 2022 35

Illinois

Amtrak cancels service to Carbondale pending rail worker strike

A pending railroad worker strike Friday, including those working for Amtrak, may create significant pains in an already strained economic environment. If no deal is reached, workers will go on strike as of 12:01 a.m. Friday. CARBONDALE -- A press release from passenger transport service Amtrak on Wednesday reveals the cancellation of select services in Carbondale and across the country. The passenger train service announced the cancellation of inter-city transportation service out of Carbondale and surrounding areas. The service cancellation […]

todaySeptember 14, 2022 85

Lake Land College

East Central Illinois Region

Lake Land hosts open house

MATTOON -- Lake Land College will host a Health and Public Services Open House next month. The event will be on Tuesday, October 4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will begin at the theatre in the Luther Student Center on the main Lake Land College campus in Mattoon. High school and prospective students seeking a career in a high-demand and rewarding healthcare career are welcome to attend. They can learn about the college’s outstanding programs. The program […]

todaySeptember 12, 2022 63

Dow Shelbyville

East Central Illinois Region

Shelbyville man charged with elderly sexual abuse

SHELBYVILLE -- A Shelbyville man is facing elderly sexual abuse and aggravated battery charges. This comes via a news release Friday from the office of Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke. Charles Dow, 46, is facing charges of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of an elderly person. The charges are Class 2 felonies if convicted. Sentencing can range from three to seven years in prison, a natural life sex offender registration, and a term of mandatory supervised release […]

todaySeptember 2, 2022 80

Nick Hill

Football News

SIU, Hill ink five-year extension for football helm

CARBONDALE (SIUSalukis.com) — Southern Illinois University announced Thursday that it has signed football head coach Nick Hill to a five-year contract extension. A native son of Southern Illinois from nearby Du Quoin, and one of SIU's all-time great quarterbacks, Hill is entering his seventh season at the helm of the Salukis and is now under contract through the 2026 season. Playing in the toughest conference in the Football Championship Subdivision, the Salukis have emerged as a national power, and are coming […]

todaySeptember 2, 2022 86

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