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East Central Illinois Region

TIMELINE: Christian County zoning appeal regarding wind turbines

TAYLORVILLE -- The Christian County Board of Appeals has been busy with a dispute regarding wind turbine project proposals. The following is a brief of all zoning board of appeals sessions since June 23, 2020 for Christian County. Session 1: June 23, 2020 The first session of the appeal was on June 23 in a three-hour affair of arguments and evidence. There would also be spoken concerns about the projects. Board members Steve Sipes, Joe Dorr, Mark Dozier, Joann Howard, […]

todayJuly 7, 2020 91

Illinois 157 Hamel road construction Independence Day holiday

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Construction suspended for Independence Day holiday

SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is reopening lanes which have been closed for construction for the Independence Day holiday. This is in order to avoid and help minimize travel disruptions. This is according to a press release made available by the department Wednesday. Non-emergency closures for the Independence Day holiday will have a construction suspension period which started at 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon and will last until 11:59 p.m. Sunday night. However, there are some lane closures remaining […]

todayJuly 3, 2020 79

Decision 2020

Libertarians in Greater Peoria area launch bids for select elective offices

PEORIA -- Liberty plays in Peoria. This has been a long-standing slogan for the Libertarian Party of Greater Peoria for several years. In 2020, it brings forth a slate of candidates for both county and state legislative offices in November's general election. At least eight candidates are running for state and county offices in November, according to statements during the press conference Thursday. Party chairman Donny Henry states a legal decision is lowering the signature threshold to one-tenth of the […]

todayJuly 3, 2020 84

East Central Illinois Region

EIU trustees considering a hike to tuition rates

CHARLESTON -- Undergraduate students currently attending or seeking to attend Eastern Illinois University as freshmen could see their tuition rates higher this academic year. The Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees is considering a proposal to increase student tuition rates when they meet Friday afternoon. A look at the potential tuition rate hikes If there is an approval of the proposal, resident undergraduate students will notice a $6.04 per semester hour increase. Currently, the semester hour rate sits at $302; […]

todayJune 26, 2020 86

Illinois

Illinois courts face mountain of cases backed up by pandemic

(The Center Square) – Courtrooms in Illinois are facing a mountain of cases as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Many courthouses were closed because of the pandemic. Many are now handling a limited number of criminal cases. Felony cases usually get scheduled first, while misdemeanor cases continue to get postponed due to the lack of courtrooms. Jennifer Goodreau, an Illinois public defender, said court cases have slowed to a crawl. “Normally where there could be four trials going at a time […]

todayJune 22, 2020 75

East Central Illinois Region

Former village treasurer Finley sentenced to 21 months in prison

SPRINGFIELD -- A former village treasurer in western Shelby County will be serving a prison sentence spanning almost two years. Former Tower Hill treasurer Nancy Finley received a prison sentence of 21 months on Wednesday for stealing more than $200,000 from the village. In addition to the prison sentence, the 54-year-old Pana resident will have to pay restitution, per order by U.S. District Court Judge Sue E. Myerscough. The amount comes to more than $261,000 for the monies she had stolen, […]

todayJune 19, 2020 149

East Central Illinois Region

Portions of Kincaid and Morrisonville under boil order

KINCAID/MORRISONVILLE -- Two south-central Illinois villages in Christian County are reporting to be under a boil order until further notice. The village of Morrisonville suffered a water main break, which led to the boil order announcement. The impacted areas in the village are from South Dye Street to South Perrine Street, as well as South 3rd Street to South 5th Street. The impact zone in the village of Kincaid runs from Division Street to Circle Place. This would also be […]

todayJune 18, 2020 86

Decision 2020

Illinois Republican Party files lawsuit against Gov. JB Pritzker

SPRINGFIELD -- The Republican Party has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for what they see as First Amendment rights violations. Tim Schneider, Illinois Republican Party chairman, states the lawsuit is important due to excessive governmental overreach during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the party had to hold their quadrennial state convention in a virtual environment. Illinois Democrats also had to hold convention virtually Republicans weren't the only state party who had to hold their convention business […]

todayJune 18, 2020 48

Decision 2020

Local election officials prepare for vote by mail expansion

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Illinoisans who cast ballots in elections since 2018 will automatically be sent an application for a vote-by-mail ballot for the November election, and it’s going to cost county clerks more to do it. The governor signed the bill this week. He said during the COVID-19 pandemic the expanded vote-by-mail program will allow more people to exercise the right to vote from the safety of their homes. With increasing vote by mail applications, there will be cost […]

todayJune 17, 2020 20

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