So there’s this water survey thing in Harrisburg….
HARRISBURG—We come back from spending several days at the farm to find this in the PO box: Let’s have a little closer look at this, shall we? Notice anything? Deadline to submit, per the EPA or we’re...
View ArticleSO….WHAT’S ERIC GREGG BEEN UP TO LATELY…?
….the short answer would be…NO GOOD. It’s been a year this week since the abject animosity developed between our news organization and the former mayor of Harrisburg, this animosity developing NOT...
View ArticleCalumet City man who claims to be in Navy charged after police chase
By Mitch Smith Tribune reporter 4:44 p.m. CDT, June 15, 2014 After leading police on a chase that ended with an injury wreck, prosecutors said a south suburban man fled the scene and falsely reported...
View ArticleSkydive pilot jumps from plane before crash Illinois
By Kelly Jackson Published: June 15, 2014, 9:30 am Updated: June 15, 2014, 10:54 am MONROE COUNTY, Ill. (KSDK/CNN) — A pilot working for a skydiving company made his first parachute jump, but not for...
View ArticleDERRICK SMITH IS LATEST ILLINOIS LAWMAKER OFF TO PRISON. DON’T EXPECT OUTRAGE
SCOTT REEDER JUN 16, 2014 Reboot Illinois Well, another state legislator is heading to prison. You won’t hear much outrage in Springfield. Or dismay for that matter. In the grand scheme of things, the...
View ArticleTwitter Weather Updates More Valuable Than Facebook Announcements
The National Hurricane Center said only about 16 percent of its Facebook fans are seeing its updates. Reuters/NOAA National Hurricane Center/Handout Two weeks into hurricane season, the National...
View ArticleANDY SHAW: SIFTING THROUGH ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S GRAB BAG
ANDY SHAW JUN 16, 2014 Reboot Illinois The Illinois General Assembly’s action, and inaction, resembles a grab bag gift, or the prize at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box — you never know what you’re...
View ArticleFOLLOW UP TO WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY CRASH IN POPE
Many folks were wondering why we didn’t have much of a followup to the terrible car v semi crash in Pope County that injured the driver and passengers on the evening of Sunday, June 1. There were a...
View ArticleRAUNER BUDGET UNDERWHELMS, WHILE MADIGAN’S LAW FIRM ENGINEERS $1.7 MILLION...
BRENDAN BOND JUN 16, 2014 Reboot Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner had been under pressure for months to release his ideas for balancing the state budget while also cutting the...
View ArticleRICK WHITE IN THE WHITE-HOT SPOTLIGHT…AGAIN
Rick White Rick White might be a pervert; he might be a really piss-poor investigator for the state police; he might be a drunk driver with a citation in Kentucky that shows just that. But around here,...
View ArticleIllinois man shoots ex-wife, her boyfriend in head as 100 people watch at...
By David Edwards Monday, June 16, 2014 9:15 EDT An Illinois man reportedly fatally shot his ex-wife and her new boyfriend at a high school reunion in East Peoria over the weekend before being killed by...
View ArticleNew law bans police use of ticket quotas
By Mitch Smith Tribune reporter 7:29 a.m. CDT, June 16, 2014 Legislation signed Sunday by Gov. Pat Quinn bans Illinois police departments from assigning ticket quotas and evaluating officers based on...
View ArticleQUINN CRIES FOUL OVER RAUNER CAMPAIGN DONATION, BUT WON’T TALK ABOUT HIS OWN...
BRENDAN BOND JUN 17, 2014 Reboot IllinoisThree days after Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner received a $2.5 million donation from Chicago hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin*, Gov. Pat Quinn...
View ArticleRobert Short, 64, Ran Meth Lab From Retirement Home: Cops
The Huffington Post | By David Moye Posted: 06/16/2014 1:29 pm EDT Updated: 06/16/2014 4:59 pm EDT A 64-year-old man in Fresno, California, has been arrested for allegedly running a meth lab out of a...
View ArticleSTRANGE DOINGS IN EDGAR COUNTY…AND IN MONTANA
The statistics show that there really aren’t that many plane crashes in this country, nor deaths from same. In the commercial flight field, the odds of being killed on a single airline flight are 1 in...
View ArticleISP SEEKING PUBLIC’S HELP AFTER FATAL SHOOTINGS IN DWIGHT, ILLINOIS
DWIGHT, IL — The Illinois State Police (ISP) and Dwight Police Department are seeking the assistance of the public for any leads into a fatal shooting that occurred at 200 West North Street in Dwight...
View ArticleYet another wreck at the Rt 13 and Poplar Street Intersection in Harrisburg
Submitted by a Disclosure reader HARRISBURG, Ill. — There has been yet another wreck at the dangerous Route 13 Bypass intersection in Harrisburg this afternoon (Tuesday, June 17, 2014). We don’t have...
View ArticleHB 105 EMBODIES “DECEIT AND MANIPULATION OF ILLINOIS’ RULING CLASS”
PATRICK HUGHES JUN 17, 2014 Reboot Illinois Politics should be a contest of ideas, where after vigorous and open debate, we arrive at a set of policies that maximize good and minimize harm. But...
View ArticleDID THE ILLINOIS JOBS’ MARKET FINALLY SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN MAY?
KEVIN HOFFMAN JUN 16, 2014 Reboot Illinois Following a loss of 6,800 nonfarm Illinois jobs in April, the state slightly rebounded by adding 4,980 private sector jobs during the month of May, according...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: It’s another day of your headlines in AUDIO!
Lyndi rounds up the headlines for the evening of Tuesday, June 17, 2014! Topics covered include: Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person...
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