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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Thanksgiving is the leading day for home fires involving cooking equipment, with four times the average number occurring. Ranges and cook-tops account for almost three out of every five home fires reported involving cooking, with ovens accounting for 13 percent of those fires.   According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), each […]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced Thursday that the unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage point to 6.0 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 40,900 in October, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. The preliminary report for September monthly payrolls was

CHATSWORTH, Ill. – Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, is issuing the following statement on the Wisconsin jury’s decision to acquit Kyle Rittenhouse. “The decision today is a significant victory for the right of self-defense and for the 2nd Amendment. The jury has affirmed the basic right of self-defense for all

CHESTER — The number of new COVID-19 cases in Randolph County jumped to 20 in the latest report from the county health department. There are now 36 active cases with none hospitalized. There have been 5,730 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,594 recoveries and 100 deaths. The Illinois Department