ANOTHER TEEN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN WAYNE COUNTY, THIS ONE FOUR-CAR
WAYNE CO., Ill.—Illinois State Police worked the scene of a traffic accident today on U.S. 45 in Wayne County that involved four vehicles, the initial one driven by a Mt. Erie teen. The multi-vehicle...
View ArticleWorking for less, or not working: Illinois job gains weak
By Paul Merrion June 19, 2014 Illinois unemployment was down to 7.5 percent in May, but Cook County and Illinois in general continue to lag the nation in job growth and wages, according to a...
View ArticleSO WHAT’S THE MAYOR’S DAUGHTER DOING NOW THAT SHE’S WEIRDED OUT THE MINISTER?
The service of paperwork for an Order of Protection against the mayor of Marion’s daughter was little but a blip on the screen back in May…but the waves it sent out have been numerous and varied. And,...
View ArticleIllinois Among Worst for Toxic Chemical Discharges
By Chris Coffey Thursday, Jun 19, 2014 Updated 9:35 PM CDT Millions of pounds of toxic chemicals are being dumped into the region’s main source for drinking water, according to a report published by...
View ArticleStudy says Illinois is second-flattest state on mainland
By Mitch Smith Tribune reporter 7:56 a.m. CDT, June 19, 2014 Illinois is flatter than every state but one, according to researchers, and is less hilly even than Kansas, a place once proven to be...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: Rounding up the headlines for the evening in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi with our Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Friday, June 20, 2014! Topics covered include: A 4-car wreck on U.S. 45 in Wayne County leaves a Mt. Erie teen ticketed; and a medical mission...
View ArticleFlorida Inmates Smuggle Gun Into Prison For Most Florida Reason Ever
The Huffington Post | By Andy Campbell Posted: 06/20/2014 11:34 am EDT Updated: 06/20/2014 11:59 am EDT Pro tip: Shooting yourself with a gun you smuggled into prison won’t get you lawsuit money or a...
View ArticleTHE 28 HIGHEST-PAYING ILLINOIS JOBS
KEVIN HOFFMAN JUN 20, 2014 Reboot Illinois“Where are all the jobs?” That question has become a common one in Illinois. Job creation is a key issue in the hotly contested gubernatorial race between...
View ArticleWEIRD PLACE NAMES IN ILLINOIS
CAITLIN WILSON JUN 20, 2014 Reboot IllinoisEver notice how strange-sound words tend to start sounding normal after hearing them enough? What words come up frequently in Illinois that seem mundane to...
View ArticleLET’S EAT: WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN ILLINOIS?
CAITLIN WILSON JUN 20, 2014 Reboot IllinoisLooking to enjoy a good meal in Illinois? There are a lot of options, from sushi to tacos to pizza to bratwurst. Here are some of the top-rated (moderately...
View ArticleIllinois hospitals facing Medicare penalties over infection rates
By Peter Frost, Jordan Rau and Richard Webner, Chicago Tribune 12:11 a.m. CDT, June 21, 2014 At least six Illinois hospitals are at risk of having their Medicare payments docked this fall, the...
View ArticleSTRANGE CAR-TRAIN WRECK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY LEAVES ONE MAN DEAD
JEFFERSON CO., Ill.—Authorities are being vague about what’s being reported as a car-train wreck that took the life of a young Wayne City man, supposedly at a Bluford rail crossing yesterday...
View ArticleTHE CIVIC FEDERATION: THE ILLINOIS INCOME TAX: A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF...
CIVIC FEDERATION JUN 20, 2014 Reboot Illinois Under Illinois law, the State is required to share a certain portion of state income tax receipts with municipal and county governments in Illinois through...
View ArticleVEHICLE UPSIDE-DOWN IN WATER, SALINE COUNTY
CARRIER MILLS, Ill.—Reports coming in to Disclosure indicate there has been a serious traffic accident on Tuller Road in Carrier Mills. Saline County Ambulance has responded to a call of a vehicle...
View ArticleWHAT’S THE HOUSING INVENTORY IN YOUR COUNTY?
CAITLIN WILSON JUN 20, 2014 Reboot Illinois According to Zillow.com, a real estate listing and reporting website, there are about 150,000 homes for sale in Illinois as of June 2014. That breaks down to...
View Article79-Year-Old Veteran Fights Off Mugger At Gas Station
The Huffington Post | By David Moye Posted: 06/21/2014 8:31 am EDT Updated: 06/21/2014 8:31 am EDT When Marvin Lail was confronted by a mugger while pumping gas at a 7-Eleven in Orlando, Florida the...
View ArticlePAT QUINN IS NOW ALL FOR ALLOWING PEOPLE TO VOTE THEIR PAYCHECKS
…and guess where this is going to lead? It’ll lead to less jobs, that’s where. Gov. Pat Quinn Yes, Pat Quinn, our room-temperature-IQ governor, has as of today signed a “non-binding referendum” which...
View ArticleISP DELIVERS INFORMATION ON FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH IN CARRIER MILLS
SALINE CO. (CARRIER MILLS), Ill.—The cause of this afternoon’s car crash on Tuller Road that left an 18-year-old newlywed dead is still under investigation by Illinois State Police. The accident...
View ArticleCASE RESOLVED IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, BUT IT HAS ITS WEIRD ASPECTS….
And when we say “resolved,” we’re using the term in the loosest way possible. That’s because there came to be discovered a very distinct quirk in the case of one of the parents of the baby with the...
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