SPRINGFIELD – The use of unmanned aircraft, or drones, for any aspect of hunting or recovery of wildlife is unlawful, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding the public. “Not only is drone use for hunting unlawful in Illinois, it goes against the spirit of fair chase and widely accepted hunting ethics,” said Jed Whitchurch, …
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) proudly announces its lineworkers’ exceptional performance at the annual Lineworker’s Safety Rodeo, organized by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC). Eighteen teams gathered in Springfield to compete in the friendly competition, with representation from 14 electric co-ops and two municipalities. The EECA team …
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CHICAGO — The Illinois Municipal League (IML) elected new officers to lead the organization at its Annual Business Meeting, which was held on Saturday, September 23, as a part of the 110th IML Annual Conference at the Hilton Chicago. The IML membership unanimously elected Mayor Mark T. Kupsky, City of Fairview Heights, to serve a …
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GENESEO, Ill. – Two men from Lancaster, California have been arrested in Illinois and charged with felony trafficking and unlawful possession with intent to deliver more than 5,000 grams of cannabis. According to the ISP arrest report, 29-year-old Robert Mazo and 33-year-old Pedro Arreola, were arrested Wednesday following a traffic stop on a …
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CHICAGO – “Today’s announcement of UAW members striking at parts distribution centers at General Motors and Stellantis in Chicago and Bolingbrook is a significant turning point in the union’s ‘stand-up strike.’ The ‘stand-up strike’ movement is not just about the Big Three automakers – it is about working people standing up to corporate greed. …
by Jeff Wilson CARBONDALE, Ill. – With a $1 million gift, Professor James Franklin Sharp has chiseled his name into Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s legacy. Now, the university will honor his generosity by renaming the University Museum as Sharp Museum. On Thursday, the SIU Board of Trustees voted for the museum to bear Sharp’s …
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EVANSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that cleaning and painting of the bridge carrying Illinois 3 over the Kaskaskia River in Randolph County will begin, weather permitting, Monday, Sept. 25. The work will require lanes of Illinois 3 from Liberty Street to Elm Shade Road to be shifted to the southwest …
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COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that emergency repairs by the Norfolk Southern Railway Company to a crossing on Illinois 4 between Interstate 64 and Illinois 161 in Mascoutah will require a full closure starting, weather permitting, Thursday, Sept. 21, at 6 a.m. A posted detour will be in place to safely …
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) has filed an emergency rule with the Illinois Secretary of State to implement the Protect Illinois Communities Act (Act). On January 10, 2023, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Public Act 102-1116 regulating the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches in Illinois. The Act went into …
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COUNTRYSIDE – The Illinois State Police has announced the 13th and 14th Scott’s Law related crash in 2023. No. 13 occurred on September 14, 2023, at approximately 2:39 a.m., when Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP Trooper’s squad car on the shoulder of Interstate 55 southbound near …
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