MADIGAN WARNS OF FRAUDULENT IMMIGRATION SERVICES PROVIDERS
Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today warned Illinois residents to beware of potential immigration fraud after President Obama’s announcement of his immigration plan this week. Madigan issued...
View ArticleIllinois unemployment rate unchanged; 7-month streak of job gains is over
Kevin Hoffman REBOOT STAFF Nov 21, 2014 The Illinois unemployment rate remained at 6.6 percent for the month of October, but the state’s seven-month streak of payroll gains ended as 2,000 jobs were...
View ArticleReport: Illinois schools losing ground on Pre-K; low-income students falling...
Matt Dietrich REBOOT STAFF Nov 20, 2014 Illinois schools lag preparing 8th graders for high school, high schoolers for college. Illinois is losing its status as a leader in early childhood education...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: Capping off your day with news in AUDIO
Lyndi rounds up your news headlines for the Friday, November 21 edition of your Nightly NewsCap! Topics covered include: Another set of bomb threats clears out Saline and White counties’ courthouses,...
View ArticleCouple Having Sex In Car Too ‘Caught Up’ In Moment To Notice Traffic Jam They...
The Huffington Post | By Andres Jauregui Posted: 11/20/2014 2:46 pm EST Updated: 11/20/2014 2:59 pm EST If this car is a rockin’, don’t come a honkin’. The incident occurred in a vehicle that was...
View ArticleANOTHER RESTAURANT BATTERY REPORTED IN JACKSON
No…not that kind of batter…. JACKSON CO., Ill.—Another battery of a restaurant manager has been charged in Jackson County, this one in Murphysboro. The incident that occurred yesterday morning (Friday,...
View ArticleFBI arrests 2 New Black Panther members over alleged bombing plot in Ferguson...
rt.com Published time: November 22, 2014 03:31 Edited time: November 22, 2014 05:31 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents go door to door to interview residents of the neighborhood where...
View ArticleIllinois business group supports Obama’s immigration executive order
Illinois Business Immigration Coalition GUEST VIEW Nov 21, 2014 (Editor’s note: Following is a statement issued by the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition on President Obama’s immigration...
View ArticleRahm Emanuel cartoon mocks mayor’s “no property tax increase” claim
Scott Stantis GUEST VIEW Nov 21, 2014 (Editor’s note: Today’s cartoon arrived with a note from cartoonist Scott Stantis containing a link to this Chicago Tribune article. An excerpt appears below the...
View Article$4.15 Per Pound: Ground Beef Climbs to Another Record High
by Ali Meyer | CNS News November 21, 2014 The average price for a pound of ground beef climbed to another record high — $4.156 per pound — in the United States in October, according to data released...
View ArticleTwo Charged With Terroristic Threatening Over Dog Poop
The Huffington Post | By James Cave Posted: 11/21/2014 7:08 pm EST Updated: 11/21/2014 7:59 pm EST Nobody likes a neighbor who doesn’t pick up after their dog. Case in point: two Maui residents were...
View ArticleCops Assault, Arrest Woman for No Reason, Leave Her Cuffed, Naked in Public...
We thought this LibertyCrier post might be about Angelina Cianfaglione, the Paris, Illinois, woman, who won a federal civil rights lawsuit two years ago against two of Edgar County’s more repulsive...
View ArticleDON’T BE A TAWNEY….READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE FIRST!!
RICHLAND CO., Ill.—It’s been awhile since we’ve had something absolutely incomprehensible to bring to you about a reader complaint…but last week, we had a doozey. We received word from a particular...
View ArticleIs Bruce Rauner hedging on campaign tax promise with “stunningly bad”...
Matt Dietrich and Madeleine Doubek REBOOT STAFF Nov 21, 2014 Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner this week was in the Capitol during the Legislature’s fall veto session and gave a frank assessment of Illinois’...
View ArticleFERRY AT CAVE-IN-ROCK CLOSED
HARDIN CO., Ill.—Kentucky authorities have advised motorists that the ferry across the Ohio River at Cave-in-Rock is closed today. The Kentucky Department of Transportation has advised that high winds...
View ArticleUgly Christmas Tree Ruins Pennsylvania Town’s Holiday Spirit
The Huffington Post | By Andres Jauregui Posted: 11/23/2014 9:46 am EST Updated: 11/23/2014 10:44 am EST Residents in Reading, Pennsylvania., are feeling Grinchy over an ugly Christmas tree that many...
View ArticleWILLIAMSON COUNTY RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO METH OFFENSE
WILLIAMSON CO./U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT, ILLINOIS–On November 19, 2014, Shannon L. Connett, 36, of Marion, Illinois, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to...
View ArticleMISSING DOG IN OLNEY; HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CHARACTER?
RICHLAND CO., Ill.—We’ve got a missing pet in Olney. “Hi, howyadoon. I’m CJ. Yes, I bolted out the door a lil while ago, and ran so quickly that I couldn’t be caught. Rotsa ruck, hoomins.” This is CJ....
View ArticleIs force of democracy with George Lucas Museum?
Andy Shaw GUEST VIEW Nov 24, 2014 City, park district no-shows at discussion of George Lucas Museum. A funny thing happened on the way to a recent BGA Idea Forum entitled, “What’s the Force Behind the...
View ArticleMADIGAN RELEASES ANNUAL HOLIDAY SAFE SHOPPING GUIDE
Attorney General’s Guide Details Dangerous Products of 2014, Provides Tips for Illinois Families to Protect their Financial Information During the Holiday Shopping Season Chicago – Attorney General...
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