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The Whiteside County Fair office will be open for business beginning Monday, August 5th, for the entire week prior to the 153rd annual Whiteside County Fair which kicks off Tuesday, August 13th. The office of the secretary and treasurer are in the building near the grandstand at the Whiteside County...

Impact Life Blood Center held its most-recent Blood Drive in Morrison, IL, on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at Emmanuel Church, 202 E. Morris Street, Morrison, IL. Morrison High School Driver Education Instructor/Key Club Advisor Brian Bartoz supplied this press release and photograph. He and Blood Drive Co-Advisor Annie Knie provide refreshments at the drives. Key Club members have the opportunity to volunteer at, and/or organize, the events.

CHICAGO — In anticipation of National Cheesecake Day coming up on July 30, Eli’s Cheesecake Co. is celebrating the occasion with a brand collaboration, cheesecake giveaway and discounted slices. In honor of the holiday and the bakery’s 44th birthday, Eli’s Cheesecake will be selling cheesecake slices for 44...

(The Center Square) – A new study shows that 340B hospitals in Illinois and around the country are abusing a federal drug pricing program. The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created in 1992 to help struggling, uninsured or otherwise vulnerable patients access more affordable medications. Under the program, drug manufacturers provide discounted medications to qualifying hospitals and clinics.

The Kroger-Albertson's merger has been halted.The state of Colorado has filed a lawsuit to permanently block Kroger and Albertson's business plans until a court rules on the "megamerger," the state's attorney general said. Friday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe block on the merger puts the future of 35 Mariano's and Jewel Osco stores in Illinois into uncertainty. Kroger and Albertson's had previously released a full list of all the stores they would sell off if their merger is approved, which included the 35 Illinois stores.The two grocery chains had committed in September 2023 to selling more...

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council filed a grievance saying the deputy that shot Sonya Massey in the face was terminated “without just cause.” Sean Grayson shot 36-year-old Sonya Massey in the head while responding to a call at her home. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder earlier this month. […]

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Two Illinois agencies have issued statements about offensive comments made on social media Thursday. The Illinois Department of Corrections issued a statement announcing a correctional officer has been placed on administrative leave after they made an offensive Facebook post. “The Department has been made aware of social media posting on Facebook […]

(The Center Square) – While Illinois State Police face litigation in the Court of Claims over the accused Highland Park shooter applying for and receiving a Firearm Owners ID card before the 2022 mass shooting, the agency’s director is touting successes in blocking firearms from prohibited individuals. On...

It's not easy trying to be a restaurant these days and national chains are certainly not excluded. Multiple reports say that a pizza chain that currently has 22 restaurants in Illinois is exploring bankruptcy possibilities. These business rumors aren't coming from small potato sources either. The Wall Street Journal and...

ILLINOIS (WIFR) - Communities in Winnebago, Ogle and Jo Daviess counties will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace lead service lines. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced a total of $43,159,886 for 17 cities and villages to improve their water infrastructure. Stateline communities receiving funding:. The Village of...

Advocacy groups are sounding the alarm on a spike in domestic violence cases. A new report from the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence says domestic violence deaths in Illinois rose by 110% last year, with 94 incidents of domestic violence leading to 120 deaths in 2023. That includes 107 homicides and 13 suicides in which the perpetrators took their own lives. That’s up from the previous year, when there were 45 incidents that led to 57 deaths.

The Paris Summer Olympic Games are finally here – and an impressive 39 athletes representing the United States are from Illinois! Later this summer, Paris is also hosting the 2024 Paralympic Games from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8. Only three U.S. states will send more Olympic athletes to the...

(The Center Square) – Concerns are being raised as solar energy facilities displace Midwestern farmland. The Institute for Energy Research reports that the target for solar operations is increasingly in the Midwest, where government subsidies allow solar companies to pay more to rent land than the farmers feeding the nation. Myke Luebbers of the Illinois Freedom Alliance said there were more green areas in Southern California before solar farms were...

(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator has concerns about a new law possibly allowing wastewater agencies to charge consumers more. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 5459 into law earlier this month. The law mandates a public utility that provides drinking water services report water usage of a resident to a municipal wastewater agency upon request. Two senators opposed the measure in the Illinois Senate. State Sen. Craig...

Gov. Wes Moore, Gov. JB Pritzker and Gov. Chris Sununu will be on 'This Week' airing Sunday, July 28, 2024.

One high school in Illinois has a new policy coming up this fall.

Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./ARC Morrison Community Blood Program Leader, submitted this report of the American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, July 18, 2024. The July American Red Cross Morrison Community Blood Drive was held on Thursday, July 18, from noon to 5:45 p.m., at Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Linconlway. Our July canteen sponsor for the last two Julys has been the MUMC. We we are grateful that they have taken one blood drive per year, to help feed the donors, ARC staff, and volunteers. The kitchen team (purchasing, preparing, and serving sandwiches, goodies, and drinks), escorts (walking donors from the loungers after donating to the canteen table), and volunteers were Carole Patton, Jean Tichler, Mary Vos, Kathy Schoaf, Pat Bramm, Paula Stinson, Pat Popkin, and Rick Barr. Thank you all for your generous giving of time and talent! Kudos to Irma Russell, ARC Certified Volunteer, who ran the Registration desk and made Appointments for the next blood drive. The ARC had technical difficulty getting computers and printers up and running for the blood drive, but we kept up with the flow of donors coming in the door, making a list of the order that they arrived. The apologetic ARC staff finally began the drive before 1:00 p.m. They jumped into high gear, caught up by 2:30 p.m., and worked 30 donors through the donating process in 90 minutes. They rocked! I gave them five stars on my post-drive survey.

Obviously no scam is good, but I would argue the worst are the ones that prey on emotions to rob a person blind or worse. That's why there are urgent warnings for Illinois women to be aware there are current ploys that use text messages to lure victims into romance and banking problems.

They are some of the juiciest consumer incentives in President Joe Biden’s 2022 climate bill: rebates of up to $8,000 for a heat-pump air conditioner and heater, up to $4,000 for an electrical panel, up to $2,500 for electrical wiring, and up to $1,750 for an electric heat pump water heater. And they’re coming to Illinois. The state plans to roll out its home energy rebates in the first ...

The two largest privately owned water utilities in Illinois are seeking to raise rates for a combined 1.5 million customers around the state. Illinois American Water, which serves 1.3 million people, is seeking a $152.4 million rate increase. That corresponds to a $24 per month increase in water service bills and $5 per month increase in wastewater service for the average residential customer.