Randolph County News

CHESTER — The Randolph County Health Department reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths as of Wednesday. There are 25 active cases with none hospitalized. There have been 5,710 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,585 recoveries and 100 deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports

CHESTER – The tentative agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission has been released. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the municipal building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. The meeting is open to the public:   Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda November 18, 2021   Pledge of Allegiance                                                                     Approval of Previous Meeting

CHESTER – The Christmas on the River committee will meet Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the city hall conference room, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. The tentative agenda for the meeting: CHRISTMAS ON THE RIVER MEETING AGENDA

ROCKFORD— Building on Illinois’ role as a leading state in the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry, Governor JB Pritzker today signed the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act into law, incentivizing EV production across Illinois. The new incentives benefit the state’s entire EV ecosystem, by helping to build facilities, train Illinois graduates, and create

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) released the following statement after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a measure into law that will create incentives to help grow electric vehicle and auto battery production in the state:   “This law builds on our state’s proud history of auto manufacturing and positions Illinois to become a national leader in

SPRINGFIELD – With winter bearing down and snow starting to appear in the forecast, the Illinois Department of Transportation is debuting an improved winter road conditions map on its popular Getting Around Illinois website. “Illinois winters are notorious for changing quickly and drastically, sometimes over just a few miles. These improvements to Getting Around Illinois

CHICAGO – Paul Schimpf, Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois, issued the following statement in response to JB Pritzker signing SB 536 which lacks election integrity safeguards: “Out of all of the items included in SB 536, improving and increasing election integrity safeguards was not one of them. If the Democrats are going to make voting

CHICAGO  — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today released his annual Safe Shopping Guide highlighting hazardous toys, children’s products and household items that have been recalled during the past year to help Illinois families ensure a safe holiday shopping season. The 2021 Safe Shopping Guide includes detailed descriptions and photographs of children’s products recalled in the

CHICAGO  — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) effort to reduce robocallers’ access to legitimate phone numbers to use to make illegal robocalls. “I am committed to protecting the rights of Illinois consumers, and that includes defending against illegal robocalls,” Raoul