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East Central Illinois Region

Local governments receive block grant monies for public infrastructure projects

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that 26 communities and townships across the state received block grant money, according to a press release released Tuesday. The recipient announcement is related to applications received for public infrastructure as related to the Community Development Block Grant. $12.5 million was distributed for this block grant. The grants will help low-income communities across the state undertake desperately-needed public infrastructure projects, such as water plant improvements, water […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 39

Capital Area Region

Pritzker fires Ag director Sullivan, had knowledge of 2012 ‘rape in Champaign’ email

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker fired Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan for failing to take action regarding a lobbyist's 2012 email that mentioned a rape in Champaign and ghost payroll practices. The governor's office said that Sullivan, as a state senator in 2012, knew about the email, but did nothing about it. Sullivan said he never read the entire email while running for election and dealing with health issues. The allegations were at the end of the email. […]

todayJanuary 13, 2020 27

Illinois

Restoration work on Illinois landmark completed with private donations, $350,000 from state

OREGON, Ill. (The Center Square) -- Restoration work is complete on a northern Illinois landmark. The Eternal Indian statue at Lowden State Park near Oregon has spent most of the past five years under a plastic covering to protect it from the elements. Now a project to repair damaged concrete on the 109-year-old, 50-foot-tall structure has wrapped up. “Scaffolding is coming down, the tarp is off, and you can see the statue,” said Crystal Curfman, executive director of the Illinois Conservation […]

todayJanuary 13, 2020 49

Business & Lifestyle

Small business owners prepare for minimum wage hikes in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- Small business owners around the state are preparing for two minimum wage hikes in 2020. The minimum wage for most employees in Illinois will increase to $9.25 on Jan. 1 and then will jump to $10 an hour in July. “Our members, especially those in downstate small communities, are very concerned because so many of them are the small cafes and restaurants, the small retailers who provide a lot of entry-level jobs for folks in […]

todayDecember 28, 2019 27

Business & Lifestyle

How is the state of Illinois handling the student loan debt crisis?

Student debt is a nationwide plague, with many of us still attempting to pay off loans that have racked up. The problem of student loans is so bad that it informs much of today’s presidential platforms. That being said, the fact of the matter is that much of these debates are still precisely that—debates. While the government tries to figure out how to lessen student loans (or remove them altogether), many of us still have to pay them off. Where […]

todayDecember 1, 2019 29

Chicagoland Region

Illinois county continues to shed layers of government

WHEATON (The Center Square) -- The county that served as the test case for local government consolidation in Illinois has continued to shed layers of government to save money for taxpayers. DuPage County, located in the western Chicago suburbs, announced that it had dissolved a seventh unit of government when a judge signed an order dissolving the Highland Hills Sanitary District last month. The district served 529 properties in and near Lombard, but was facing a large tax hike to pay […]

todayAugust 7, 2019 19

Business & Lifestyle

Back-to-school sales tax holiday unlikely in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- Illinois is unlikely to join the list of states that offer a “back-to-school” sales tax holiday. Sales tax holidays are periods when specific goods are exempted from state, and sometimes local, sales taxes. Many states schedule the events for August when “back-to-school” shopping largely takes place. Illinois held a one-time sales tax holiday back in 2010, but Rob Karr, president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, said it didn’t provide the boost some expected. “It […]

todayAugust 5, 2019 20

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois study finds frogs most common animal found in prepackaged produce

CHAMPAIGN (The Center Square) -- A University of Illinois study that looked at wild animals found in prepackaged produce determined that frogs were more likely to turn up in your bagged salad than any other animal in what the authors said was an overlooked issue. The study concluded such incidents were rare, but that the public should be aware of the issue and more research should be done. “It's just something that we thought needed more attention than it has been given,” said […]

todayAugust 5, 2019 84

Entertainment

The All-American Rejects set to storm the stage at DuQuoin State Fair

DuQUOIN (Heartland Newsfeed) -- MTV Video Music Award (VMA) winners and chart-toppers The All-American Rejects are set to play at the DuQuoin State Fair on Saturday, August 24, according to a news release Monday. The band known for hits as "Move Along", "Gives You Hell" and "Dirty Little Secret" won two MTV VMA awards for best group video in the 20-year history of the Stillwater, Okla.-based group. Their breakthrough self-titled album in 2001 launched them into the mainstream upon reaching […]

todayJuly 1, 2019 78

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