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Beefed Up Enforcement and Roadside Safety Checks Will Run Through November 26th

(Springfield--ab) Expect to see more police on the roads over the Thanksgiving holiday. Beefed up enforcement and roadside safety checks will run through November 26th. State Department of Transportation spokesperson Jessie Decker says they want people to make good choices when they are celebrating.

 

 

State Department of Transportation spokesperson Jessie Decker

Last year…15 people died on illinois roads over the Thanksgiving holiday.

 

(Hersher--jc)  A Bradley man and two residents of Herscher were injured in a two vehicle accident along Illinois Route 115 in Kankakee Tuesday afternoon. State police say 66 year old James Earleywine of Bradley ran through a stop sign and struck a truck driven by 31 year old Jeremy Berns of Herscher. Both men and a two year old in the Berns vehicle were taken to St Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee. All three were injured. No word on their conditions was given in the release.

 

(Springfield--ab) Secretary of State police will be looking for those illegally parked at shopping malls across the state this holiday season. Secretary of State Jesse White says they will hit several malls including those in Schaumburg, Springfield, Carbondale, Bloomington, Chicago and Fairview Heights...looking for those abusing disability placards and parking spaces.

 

 

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White

Fines range from $350 for parking in a disability space without a placard or special license plate to 25-hundred dollars and one year license suspension for using a dead person’s disability placard.

 

(Rantoul--jc)  November 30th, that is the designated date for the Village of Rantoul to close on a deal for a California man to buy a hanger on the former Chanute Air Force base in Rantoul. John Van Der Velde of Los Angeles is set to buy Hanger three and the A-T-and-T Call center. Van Der Velde will also be making interest only payments on the other 3 hangers for a period from closing to June of 2020. The purchase price of Hanger three and the call center is 5 point 745 million dollars. After making the interest payments on the final three hangers, a payment of 2 point 7 million dollars will be made under the lastest proposal.


 

(Springfield--jc)  --During the fall veto session, the Illinois  Senate voted to override Senate Bill 2481 which increases the cap on awards through the Illinois Court of Claims. That is the body of government that takes cases from people claiming they’ve been wronged by the government. Right now that cap is 100 thousand dollars. The bill would increase the cap to 2 million. Sponsor Democrat State Senator Michael Hastings of Tinley Park says the bill was thoroughly negotiated. Current governor Bruce Rauner vetoed the initial bill saying the cap should be around 3oo thousand dollars and no more.

 

 

(Paxton--ab) The City of Paxton community Christmas tree  has been placed in the downtown area. The Paxton Service Club has the honor of helping to choose the tree for the city. Paxton Service Club spokesperson  Judy Onchero says she loves the history of the Paxton Christmas tree...

 

 

Paxton Service Club spokesperson  Judy Onchero.

The lighting of the tree will take place at 7 PM on Friday at the corner of Market and State streets in Paxton

 

 

(Springfield--jc)  The fall harvest is wrapping up in Illinois, as we hear in the weekly crop report. Temperatures were about 12 degrees below normal this past week, with only 3 days suitable for farmwork. Corn Harvest is complete and other crops are just about done says State Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener…

 

State Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener. Average topsoil moisture is rated at 4 percent short, 70 percent adequate and 26 percent surplus.

 

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service is ramping up efforts to hire new food safety inspectors. Gary Crawford reports

 

 

 

(Undated--jc)  -- Illinois is celebrating its 200th anniversary as a state. Here is today’s Bicentennial minute…

 

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Public health officials report that two Illinois residents are among nearly three dozen people affected by a strain of E. coli bacteria in romaine lettuce. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Tuesday on the results of research from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reports that 32 people in 11 states have been infected with the same Shiga-toxin strain of E. coli. Officials advise consumers not to eat romaine lettuce.

 

ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police will step up patrols by troopers as they seek to ensure compliance with seat-belt and other laws during the busy Thanksgiving travel period. The Click It or Ticket campaign will include seat-belt enforcement zones around the state. A Tuesday statement from state police says they'll also aggressively enforce speeding, drunk-driving and distracted-driving laws.

 

Whether there’s a class action lawsuit against a theme park for collecting fingerprints of minors without parental consent may depend on how the Illinois Supreme Court rules on a case it heard Tuesday.The question of whether someone is harmed if they didn’t consent to having their biometric data taken was heard Tuesday by the Illinois Supreme Court. Alexander Rosenbach was 14 years old when he went to Six Flags in Gurnee for a school field trip in May 2016. Alexander’s mother bought him a season pass before he got to the park he was required to give a fingerprint. His  mother didn’t consent to the fingerprint scan. Illinois law regulates how biometric information is handled. After making its way through the lower courts on the question of whether someone can sue over the issue. Defending Six Flags in front of the Supreme Court was Kathleen O’Sullivan. She asked the court to rule only on when someone has the right to sue.

 

(Springfield--jc)  -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with a coalition of 15 states, opposed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s  proposal to roll back important protections from harmful greenhouse gas pollution. Madigan says the agency’s plan to throw out a rule designed to protect against the release of extremely potent greenhouse gases, such as hydrofluorocarbons, is unlawful and poses a serious threat to public health and the environment. The EPA published its proposal to roll back the rule, claiming that the agency does not have the authority to require maintenance and leak-repair for appliances that contain HFCs. The EPA also sought comment on whether it should roll back its technician training and certification programs.

 

 

(Rantoul--jc)  -- Want to learn more about the Shop Rantoul First program. You are invited to a brunch from 10 til noon on Saturday. The event is set for the Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce office in downtown Rantoul. Saturday is also Shop Small business Saturday.

 

(Cissna Park--jc)  -- The wreaths across America program has a local event in one Southern Iroquois County town. That will take place in Cissna Park in mid-december. Family, friends or community supporters may purchase a wreath to place on a grave of a veteran. Those wanting to help with the December 15th event at the Cissna Park American Legion are asked to contact a member of the local legion or inquire at King-Danforth Insurance in Cissna Park.

 

(Springfield--jc)  -- House Republicans say they are having to play by different rules to get public works grants to their local districts.The budget passed in May included guaranteed funding for millions of dollars in grants for local infrastructure projects. For example, the budget included $500,000 for infrastructure in Belleville. The 1,200-plus page budget enacted this summer grants $75.3 million for “grants and loans to local governments to get their projects going.  There’s no direct line item appropriations for that grant funding. A list obtained Tuesday by Illinois News Network has different projects for districts held by House Republicans totaling $12.6 million.


 

Peas and Carrots. They are not vegetables, but rather two lucky turkeys to be saved from the oven by a Presidential pardon.

 

 

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