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Macon Speedway

East Central Illinois Region

Macon Speedway races ready to win but didn’t

MACON -- For the drivers of the six racing divisions at Macon Speedway Saturday night, many of those who led laps in the feature looked like locks for the victory lane. And then something happened to where that didn't happen. Either a broken racecar or a late-race pass kept traditional and known winners away from the checkered flag. Braden Johnson certainly looked unstoppable in the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Model class as the first half of the race was […]

todayJuly 18, 2021 15

BrightFarms Rochelle salmonella

Business & Lifestyle

More info on BrightFarms salmonella recall

Earlier, we reported on a salmonella outbreak in relation to salad products manufactured by BrightFarms at their Rochelle, Ill. facility. A source working with BrightFarms contacted us Saturday evening with more in-depth information relating to the outbreak. The source reveals that BrightFarms announced a voluntary recall of some of their packaged salad greens produced in Rochelle. The products in question come out of their greenhouse farm and are sold in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana in addition to Illinois. The voluntary […]

todayJuly 17, 2021 3

IDPH Salmonella Typhimurium

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois health officials warn about salmonella outbreak

Outbreak linked to BrightFarms' Sunny Crunch salad

SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working with local health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to BrightFarms brand Sunny Crunch salad produced in Rochelle in upstate Illinois. According to the CDC, eight people report infection with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium from two states.  The timeline of the illnesses ranges from June 10 to June 15.  In Illinois, five cases […]

todayJuly 17, 2021 5

Biden Illinois

Illinois

Biden visit to Illinois highlights community college investment

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (Public News Service) -- President Joe Biden visited McHenry County Community College in Crystal Lake yesterday to promote his economic proposals - for infrastructure such as buildings, roads, and bridges, as well as human infrastructure such as child care and paid family and medical leave. For community colleges, the plans provide funds for technology and infrastructure updates, expanded opportunities for workforce development, and even two years of free community college tuition for anyone. Jim Reed, executive director of the Illinois Community College […]

todayJuly 8, 2021 38

youth kids teens

Illinois

Fewer imprisoned youth in Illinois since raising criminal-responsibility age

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Public News Service) -- The number of kids and teens behind bars has decreased since Illinois raised the age of criminal responsibility from 17 to 18, according to a new report. When the change was made, the report by The Sentencing Project pointed out it was expected raising the age would be costly and increase caseloads in the juvenile system. Three youth prisons closed, but there is still work to be done Elizabeth Clarke, president and founder of the […]

todayJuly 7, 2021 29

Pritzker

Capitol News Illinois

Pritzker signs bill expanding covered Medicaid services

Signing ceremony also highlights statewide blood shortage

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois residents who have health coverage through Medicaid now have access to a broad range of services including mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, smoking cessation, and dental services. Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 2294, which passed unanimously out of both chambers during the spring legislative session. “This legislation that I'm signing into law today is a product of our passionately dedicated, bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators who are part of the […]

todayJuly 6, 2021 7

Interstate 55 collision

East Central Illinois Region

Two injured in Interstate 55 collision Saturday

ISP: Springfield man drove wrong way in head-on collision

LITCHFIELD -- A Springfield man drove the wrong way on Interstate 55, colliding with another vehicle early Saturday morning. This is according to a police report from the Illinois State Police. Remington Montgomery, 37, of Springfield was driving southbound onto the northbound lanes of I-55 north of Litchfield in Montgomery County. At around 2:05 a.m., Montgomery's 2020 Nissan pickup collided with a 2019 Kenworth semi-trailer driving in the correct direction. The driver of the semi-trailer, Roger Rosser, 56, of Rockford […]

todayJuly 3, 2021 2

Illinois Secretary of State

Illinois

Illinois SoS offices closed for Independence Day

Driver's license validity of expired licenses extended to January 2022

SPRINGFIELD -- If you were expecting to renew your driver's license or registration sticker in Illinois on the Monday following Independence Day, that will not be happening. A press release from Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White Thursday revealed that depending on the operating schedule of offices and facilities, the closure dates will vary. Offices and facilities operating on a weekday schedule will be closed on Monday, July 5. Those operating on a Monday through Saturday schedule will be closed […]

todayJuly 1, 2021 3

Illinois

Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network

Report: More data needed on nitrates in rural Illinois wells

SPRINGFIELD (Public News Service) -- A new report finds that thousands of drinking-water wells in Illinois are contaminated with high levels of nitrates. Clean-water advocates say more data is needed to help determine what steps need to be taken to reduce the contamination. Catie Gregg, agriculture programs specialist with the Prairie Rivers Network - which authored the report - said drinking water with high nitrate levels can have negative public health impacts. For babies, it can increase risk for a condition known […]

todayJuly 1, 2021 34

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