November 2023

IDNR announces Wildlife Rehabilitation Facilities grant award

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is announcing the latest recipient of a grant for projects funded through the Wildlife Preservation Fund grant program.   The Wildlife Preservation Fund provides grants under the Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act. Five percent of non-federal dollars deposited into the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund are committed […]

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Illinois State Police hosts clandestine lab safety trainings to combat illegal drugs

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Clandestine Lab Team (CLT) recently hosted a Basic 40-hour Clandestine Lab Safety School and two 16-hour Clandestine Micro-Lab recertification courses to combat the increase in unknown drugs found on the street and the rise of labs used to make illicit drugs.   “ISP is committed to combating illegal drugs

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Madison Wallace receives employee of the quarter

CHESTER — Brett Bollmann, CEO at Memorial Hospital named Madison Wallace Employee of the Quarter for the Third Quarter 2023 on November 9, 2023.   Left to Right: Brett Bollmann, CEO and Madison Wallace.   Wallace, Admitting Manager, has worked at Memorial Hospital since March of 2021. When asked what she likes most about working

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MDC reports 90,334 deer harvested during firearms opening weekend

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 90,334 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season Nov. 11 and 12. Of the 90,334 deer harvested, 53,159 were antlered bucks, 7,163 were button bucks, and 30,012 were does.   Top harvest

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MDC thanks deer hunters for help with CWD sampling this past weekend

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) thanks the thousands of deer hunters who participated in its mandatory sampling efforts in 39 counties this past weekend to test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in harvested deer. Thanks to hunter participation, MDC collected tissue samples from more than 20,600 hunter-harvested deer for CWD testing

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Perryville Police report

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   23-year-old Brandon J. Hlavek of Perryville was arrested for driving while intoxicated and failing to driving on the right half of the roadway during a traffic stop on Edgemont Boulevard at 1:50 a.m. November 5th.   61-year-old Glennon Buerck Jr. of Perryville was

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Public hearing on Illinois 3 connector improvements in St. Clair and Madison counties

COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold an in-person public hearing on the Illinois 3 Connector project within Madison, Fairmont City and East St. Louis in Madison and St. Clair counties. The hearing will be held:   Tuesday, Nov. 28 4 – 7 p.m. Clyde C. Jordan Senior Citizens Center 6755 State St.,

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