JASON PLUMMER’S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL PROGRAM

(OLNEY) It was last week that State Senator Jason Plummer hosted high school students from throughout the 55th Legislative District as a part of his Youth Advisory Council (YAC) program. […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (12/12/2023)

(SPRINGFIELD) At more than $330 million in police settlements since 2009, Illinois had the third highest amount of settlement awards in the nation. New data analyzed by High Rise Financial, […]

CONNIE SUE TARR

(Newton) The Funeral service for Connie Sue Tarr, age 81 of Newton will be held Wednesday Morning December 13, 2023 at 10:30am at the Scott Avenue Christian Church in Newton […]

GARY BRUCE PRUITT

(Olney) The memorial ceremony for Gary Bruce Pruitt, age 66 of Olney will be held Tuesday Evening December 12, 2023 at 5:30 at the Frank and Bright Funeral Home in […]

COUNTERFIT MONEY SCAM CIRCULATING ONCE AGAIN

(EFFINGHAM) Authorities are alerting the public to be on the lookout for counterfeit money being passed throughout our downstate region at this time of the year. The latest report says […]

2024 FLORICULTURE SURVEY COMING SOON

(SPRINGFIELD) Beginning in late December, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the 2024 Commercial Floriculture Survey with approximately 263 producers throughout Illinois. Growers will be asked to […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (12/11/2023)

(SPRINGFIELD) Measures ranging from lifting Illinois’ nuclear moratorium to addressing electric vehicle policies in the state and lifting some fees on the state’s cannabis industry are now law. It was […]