SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) released the following statement regarding Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget and State of the State address: “Illinois’ financial position has improved immensely over the past four years, and we commend the Governor for his focus on improving the state’s finances, building a Rainy Day Fund, and working […]
ITASCA, Ill. – On February 15, 2023, at approximately 3:47 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic crash involving an ISP Trooper on the Interstate 290 westbound exit to Illinois Route 390 in DuPage County. On the above date and time, an ISP Trooper was conducting a traffic stop in
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) released the following statement regarding Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s FY2024 budget address: “We applaud Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the General Assembly for the work they have undertaken in recent years to stabilize the state’s finances. We are encouraged by the governor’s proposed investments in workforce development and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — March 1 marks the annual opening of catch-and-keep trout fishing in Missouri at the state’s four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. The catch-and-keep season at the trout parks runs through
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COLUMBIA — Since 1990, obesity rates in American children — particularly in rural and underserved areas — have skyrocketed due to a variety of factors, including more sedentary human behavior and an increase in food swamps, or communities with both limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables as well as excessive access to fast food.
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PERRYVILLE – The City of Perryville is embarking on the exciting and important process of updating their Comprehensive Plan (“Perryville 2045”)! So, what’s a Comprehensive Plan? A Comprehensive Plan is a long-range planning document that establishes a community’s vision for the future and serves as a road map for achieving that vision over the next
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PERRYVILLE — The Perry County Historical Society will host a presentation on the history of Tower Rock by Dr. Eddleman following the society’s bimonthly meeting on Monday, March 20, 2023. The meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. and the presentation will start about 6:30-6:40 in the Perryville Higher Education Center, 108 S. Progress Drive in
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized aviation program recently received a donation from The Boeing Company to further enhance offerings to its students. Boeing’s latest gift of $50,000 will be used toward scholarships and enabling students in aviation-related student registered organizations to attend conferences where they gain additional knowledge
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – It has been home to Native American tribes, French explorers and traders and early American settlers. It saw prosperity and wars and was mostly wiped away by flooding 150 years ago. But researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale think much of the lost community of Kaskaskia can still be
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WASHINGTON – The Biden administration must ensure that Mexico abides by its obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and allow American farmers to sell U.S. grown corn and other American-made agriculture products on the Mexican market, write House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (Mo.) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (Neb.) in a
