LITTLE CHAPEL CHURCH IN HARRISBURG ANNOUNCES FEATURE THIS WEEK
HARRISBURG, Ill.—Little Chapel Church has a community calendar announcement for you on an upcoming event this week. Little Chapel Church, located in Harrisburg, will be hosting a Night of Healing...
View ArticleESCAPEE FROM HARDIN COUNTY CAUGHT IN SALINE
Robert H. Rush from his Facebook page SALINE/HARDIN COs., Ill.—Robert Rush, the man who fled from a fingerprinting during booking in Hardin County yesterday, has been captured. Our sources are advising...
View ArticleMEET WITH MONICA CROWLEY AT AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY IN SPRINGFIELD
Join Monica Crowley, Congressman Walsh, and your friends at AFP-IL for lunch next Wednesday in Springfield. This complimentary lunch is your opportunity to make your voice heard against Governor...
View ArticleQuinn, Rauner campaign finance reports reveal more than $35 million spent in...
Caitlin Wilson Oct 16, 2014 When Bruce Rauner entered the race for governor in 2013, the popular rumor was that he was prepared to put $50 million into his own campaign. Rauner denied ever making that...
View ArticleCAPTURE OF HARDIN ESCAPEE DUE TO FAMILY MEMBERS
Robert H. Rush, submitted photo HARDIN/SALINE COs., Ill.—The man who ran from Hardin County authorities yesterday was convinced to turn himself in by family members after her was injured while on the...
View ArticleARRESTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH FUGITIVE HARDIN COUNTY MAN
Robert H. Rush, submitted photo SALINE CO., Ill.—There have been some attendant arrests made in connection with the escape of Rob Rush, the 30-year-old Hardin County man who broke from a Hardin County...
View ArticleEbola – Political chess game with our lives?
(This article was produced yesterday by Illinois Leaks, formerly Edgar County Watchdogs. We were advised of the situation Saturday night and waited for ECWd to produce something first before making any...
View ArticleTHINGS WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH…..
Remember this article we put up last week, a Read the Lead that has to do with this article in the October 2014 edition? We were alerted this morning that someone, likely Jan Mills (or someone acting...
View ArticlePunishing Fuel Efficiency: Per-Gallon Gas Tax will be replaced by Mileage Tax
Startling legislation to eliminate the per-gallon gas tax in favor of a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax is gaining traction in some of our more progressive states in this country. It seems that the...
View ArticleWabash Co. judicial seat offers opportunity for young lawyers
WABASH CO.—‘Uncertainty’ is the key word going on in Wabash County right now when it comes to two major offices, and political posturing was what got both of them there to begin with. The judicial...
View ArticleA tale of two sheriffs: former boss of current sheriff returns to run for...
WHITE CO.—Talk about your hard choices. Most of the time, voters in southern Illinois bewail and lament the fact that there is such a lack of good selection on their ballots for the offices up for...
View ArticleWilliamson Co. property taxes: conclusion of examination of ‘buddy discounts’
Part 6 This month’s installment of the scrutiny of questionable use of tax dollars in Williamson County, outlined by Elisabeth ‘Lily’ Abbott, Marion resident in her compilation of the matter,...
View ArticleMystery pre-election bombshell could backfire
SALINE CO.— The biggest news that came out of the most recent Carrier Mills village meeting, October 14, was what was not talked about…and the fact that it pertains to the upcoming November elections...
View ArticleCommon sense approach for sheriff
SALINE CO.—The challenger emerging from this year’s Primary in Saline County for the office of sheriff is, like a handful of other candidates from around the area, hoping for a return to a more...
View ArticleCandidate investigated for misuse of Xmas funds
Takes ALA money from poor kids? LAWRENCE CO.—One of the candidates for sheriff in Lawrence County is under scrutiny for actions that could result in charges against him. Mike Mefford, former...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: News of the day (and weekend) in AUDIO!
Here’s Lyndi sounding good and rounding up your headlines for the past 24 hours (Monday, October 20, 2014) and the previous weekend (Friday-Sunday, Oct. 17-19!) Topics covered include: Court...
View ArticleCONVENIENCE STORE WINDOW BUSTED OUT IN OVERNIGHT VANDALISM, LAWRENCEVILLE
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill.—An overnight incident at Casey’s in Lawrenceville has left one of the front windows busted out and one person arrested. The vandalism has left a big mess for the little convenience...
View ArticleJUSTICE FOR PRAVIN VARUGHESE IN HIS HOMETOWN; VIDEO
Pravin Varughese MORTON GROVE, Ill.—As announced in an October 9, 2014 post here at the site, the city of Morton Grove, the hometown of the late SIU-C student Pravin Varughese, took up the cause for...
View ArticleUNITED STATES ATTORNEY STEPHEN R. WIGGINTON ANNOUNCES ELECTION DAY ANTI-FRAUD...
Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, reminded everyone today of the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election...
View ArticleARREST MADE IN CASEY’S VANDALISM, LAWRENCEVILLE
From Roger Gregory’s Facebook page LAWRENCE CO., Ill.—A Lawrenceville man has been arrested in connection with the early-morning vandalism at Casey’s in that same town. Roger W. Gregory, 48, of the 600...
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