Area Colleges: Plains track star Gnuse chooses Illinois College (The State Journal-Register)JACKSONVILLE — Pleasant Plains High School senior Scott Gnuse will attend Illinois College and compete in track and field, IC announced Monday.
Central Illinois students in China safe after earthquake (The Pantagraph)Several Illinois Wesleyan University students in China for a May term travel course are safe in Beijing — far from the epicenter of the earthquake, said Reenie Bradley, who works in the campus’s international office. Bradley said another IWU student from Minnesota who is on a study-abroad program in Shanghai e-mailed her mother that she was safe.
NEW: Edwardsville Rotary Club donates $20,000 to Hospice of Southern Illinois (Edwardsville Journal)The Hospice of Southern Illinois is benefiting from the generosity of one local organization, the Edwardsville Rotary Club, which approved $20,000 in contributions for the group at their Thursday luncheon.
Illinois Route 157 closes after ammonia tank overturns (Edwardsville Journal)Glen Carbon police closed down Illinois Route 157 between Interstate 270 and West Main Street after a tank of anhydrous ammonia overturned at the entrance to The Game Drive at Route 157 Tuesday morning.
Southern Illinois Healthcare CEO retires (The Southern Illinoisan)CARBONDALE - After 10 years on the job, Southern Illinois Healthcare CEO Tom Firestone will step down from his post, the company announced Monday.
Northern Illinois pastor charged with sexual assault of teenage girl (WQAD Moline)MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (AP) - A Northern Illinois pastor faces charges of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Forty-year-old Jonathon Christopher Powell faces two counts of criminal sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 17 years old.
Central Illinois students in China safe after earthquake (The Pantagraph)Several Illinois Wesleyan University students in China for a May term travel course are safe in Beijing — far from the epicenter of the earthquake, said Reenie Bradley, who works in the campus’s international office. Bradley said another IWU student from Minnesota who is on a study-abroad program in Shanghai e-mailed her mother that she was safe.
Funding for $25 billion Illinois Works capital construction program still major roadblock (Quincy Herald-Whig)A deputy director at the Illinois Department of Transportation who spoke in Quincy Monday said the biggest roadblock to a capital bill is the question of how to fund it.
Event to benefit Special Olympics Illinois (Lake County Journals)Local police officers hope to grab the public’s attention this week during a fundraiser for the 23rd annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, which benefits Special Olympics Illinois.
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Kids Institute seeks â€Explorers†for science program (Lake County Journals)The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Kids Institute is seeking applicants for its summer Science Explorers program to be at its new location in Lake County.
Public health officials caution Illinois residents on dangers of Lyme Disease (WQAD Moline)SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state's public health director says it's time to take precautions against tick bites which can bring a risk of illness. The Illinois Department of Health says May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
NEW: Edwardsville Rotary Club donates $20,000 to Hospice of Southern Illinois (Edwardsville Journal)The Hospice of Southern Illinois is benefiting from the generosity of one local organization, the Edwardsville Rotary Club, which approved $20,000 in contributions for the group at their Thursday luncheon.
Motorcycle accident hinders traffic on Illinois 251 (Rockford Register Star)Southbound traffic on Illinois 251, just south of the Auburn Street bridge, was backed up today after a morning accident.
Graduation Day at the University of Illinois (FOX Champaign)After four years of hard work and probably a little bit of partying, it was graduation for thousands of students at the University of Illinois. Story Provided By ABC Newschannel 15
Illinois Route 157 closes after ammonia tank overturns (Edwardsville Journal)Glen Carbon police closed down Illinois Route 157 between Interstate 270 and West Main Street after a tank of anhydrous ammonia overturned at the entrance to The Game Drive at Route 157 Tuesday morning.
Public health officials caution Illinois residents on dangers of Lyme Disease (WQAD Moline)SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state's public health director says it's time to take precautions against tick bites which can bring a risk of illness. The Illinois Department of Health says May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
Event to benefit Special Olympics Illinois (Lake County Journals)Local police officers hope to grab the public’s attention this week during a fundraiser for the 23rd annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, which benefits Special Olympics Illinois.
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Kids Institute seeks â€Explorers†for science program (Lake County Journals)The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Kids Institute is seeking applicants for its summer Science Explorers program to be at its new location in Lake County.
Illinois Lotto jackpot now $2.75 million (Belleville News-Democrat)There has been another rollover in the jackpot for the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game - to $2.75 million.
That's an order, mom: In Illinois National Guard, daughter outranks mother (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)SPRINGFIELD — It’s not every day when a daughter can tell her mother what to do. But that could actually be the case with Spc. Alyssa Peterson, 20, who out-ranks her mother Pfc. Lalita Laksbergs, 40, in the Illinois Army National Guard.
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