SPRINGFIELD – This holiday season, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police, and more than 200 police and sheriff’s departments are joining forces for the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, reminding the public that law enforcement will focus not only on impaired drivers, but also seat belt violations, speeding, distracted driving and other […]
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office announces the arrest of 23-year-old Diego G. Lopez from Mount Prospect, 23-year-old Gamaliel Garcia, Jr., from Chicago, 22-year-old Elliott J. Myers from Chicago, and 23-year-old Adrian A. Zavala from Berwyn. The four men were each charged with one count of burglary, a Class
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) released the following statement after a judge ruled that credit card networks must comply with the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, which limits swipe fees from being charged on the tax and tip portion of transactions: “We’re heartened by today’s ruling, as the judge clearly states credit card
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced Jenn Edginton will serve as director of the Illinois State Museum, a division of IDNR. Edginton has been the interim director of the Illinois State Museum since February 2023. She joined the museum in January 2021 as director of interpretation. Prior to that, she
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls were down -3,400 while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent in November, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and released by IDES. The October monthly change in payrolls was revised from the preliminary
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FARMINGTON – The January 14 Women’s Connection Brunch will be held at the Farmington Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at 403 W. Columbia St. from 9:15-11 a.m. Debra Carter, Manager of the Uplift Shelter in Farmington will be our Special Feature and will share how breakfast items such as granola bars, pop tarts, coffee,tea, sugar,
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NASHVILLE, TN — Kaitlyn Chung of Sparta was named among the students who qualified for Belmont University’s fall 2024 Dean’s List. Belmont University recently released the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester. Approximately 53% of the University’s 7,175 undergraduate students qualified for the fall 2024 Dean’s List. “Earning a place on the Dean’s List
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by Caleb Jones | cjones@amec.coopNew Year’s resolutions come around like clockwork. Every year, folks decide they’re going to make big changes: eat healthier, exercise more or finally tackle that overflowing garage. But if you’ve been around long enough, you know what usually happens. By Valentine’s Day, those resolutions are little more than a fond memory. Oddly
SEDALIA – Missouri State Fair livestock exhibitor campsite reservation request opportunities will open at 9 a.m. on April 2. More information regarding online reservations and paper forms will be available closer to time. Requests are processed in the order they are received. Site availability and specialized requests can be made but are not guaranteed. If you
PARK HILLS, MO – Mineral Area College (MAC) has announced it has been awarded a $115,533 grant from the Missouri State Board of Nursing to support and enhance nursing education programs. Earlier this week, Governor Mike Parson announced a total of $5 million in grant funding allocated to 13 Missouri colleges and universities, aiming to
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