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Coles County

2023 Coles County tentative multiplier announced

SPRINGFIELD -- Coles County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the "multiplier", is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state's 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If […]

todayJanuary 25, 2024 45

Bloomington ECHL

East Central Illinois Region

ECHL to expand to Bloomington

SHREWSBURY, N.J./BLOOMINGTON -- Professional hockey will once again be returning to the Bloomington area beginning with the 2024-25 season, according to a press release Tuesday. The ECHL Board of Governors approved the application for an expansion team in Bloomington and admittance into the league. The City of Bloomington will be in charge of confirming the negotiated lease of Grossinger Motors Arena, which is set for completion on January 22. The expansion team will be under the ownership of Carmel, Ind.-based […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 87

Heights Market West Frankfort

Franklin County

Heights Market in West Frankfort to close its doors

WEST FRANKFORT -- After ten years under its current ownership, a historic restaurant in West Frankfort is closing its doors. The owners of the historic Heights Market & Deli broke the news in a Facebook post on January 4. The restaurant and deli, a longstanding figure along Illinois Route 149, has operated under various names and management throughout the years. The owners cited rising utility bills, grocery costs, and minimum wage increases as factors to close down the business for […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024 72

Wright City Police Department

Missouri

Wright City introduces newest K9 police dog

WRIGHT CITY -- Lupo, the newest police dog in the Wright City Police Department, was introduced to the public during the December 28 Board of Aldermen meeting. Justin Delivers Hope, an organization founded by Adam and Melinda Hendrix in memory of their son, provided $15,000 to the police department to offset the costs of acquiring Lupo, as well as the training involved for Lupo as well as its K9 officer Jose Malta. Justin Hendrix died in 2017 at the age […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024 55

Newman Independent

Douglas County

Newman newspaper closing doors

NEWMAN -- A long-standing newspaper in northeastern Douglas County, The Newman Independent, is shuttering its doors effective Thursday, Jan. 4. The independent newspaper owned by Cathy Hales and the late Dana Hales was initially supposed to close its doors on Sunday. Still, developments from a December 20 public meeting seemed to pique interest in keeping the 151-year-old newspaper going. An initial editorial penned by editor Matthew Hales in the December 28 edition of the Newman Independent would initially present the […]

todayJanuary 2, 2024 60

Tarr

Illinois

Tarr murder trial moving forward

HILLSBORO -- After over two years of ongoing pretrial hearings and standstills, the murder trial of Robert Tarr from a 2021 murder in Farmersville is making some progress. Court filings in Montgomery County Circuit Court last week revealed subpoenas being filed for delivery to key witnesses in the murder trial of Tarr, 50, of Collinsville. Among these witnesses include officials with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Coroner Randy Leetham, four forensic scientists, relatives of Tarr, and other key witnesses. In […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 179

Nokomis

Illinois

Nokomis ambulance changes service level

NOKOMIS -- A crucial emergency service in the Nokomis area has demoted its service level of operations during a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 21. Before the meeting, the service operated on an Advanced Life Support (ALS) level of operations. The proposal on the table was to downgrade operations to a Basic Life Support (BLS) level of care. The board of directors of the Nokomis-Witt Area Ambulance Service (NWAAS) allowed for public comments for roughly two hours as the board […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 59

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Adams County

Quincy police blotter: December 1-19

QUINCY — The following has been reported by the Quincy Police Department for the period of December 1-19, 2023 and are as follows: Kevin Billingsley, 33, of Quincy for FTA Possession of Meth.Brian L. Logsdon, 27, Homeless for Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 5th & Payson. 173Brittany A. Lundberg, 33, Clayton for Driving Under the Influence, Driving While License Suspended, Operating Uninsured Vehicle and Improper Turn at 36th & Lindell. 140Michael D. Larsen, 23, 115 N. 8th for Suspended Registration at 30th & Locust. […]

todayDecember 21, 2023 245

Christian County Health Department

Christian County

Christian County Health Department relocates

TAYLORVILLE -- The Christian County Health Department is now at its new home at 703 N. Pawnee after operations were briefly paused to allow for the move. The health department closed Friday to begin the relocation process from its current location at 902 W. Springfield Road. The move would last until Monday, Dec. 18. The health department's first day at the new location was Tuesday. The new facility was previously home to Christian County Mental Health, now located at 707 […]

todayDecember 20, 2023 31

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