(Watseka-cf)-- Early Voting has become very popular among all generations of voters both young and old, Iroquois County Clerk Lisa Fancher gives us some details as to how to vote early…
There is also only one place to vote early if you are an Iroquois County resident, and that is the clerk's office in Watseka…
Iroquois County Clerk Lisa Fancher
(Champaign--jc)--The Price Is Right Live™ is thrilled to have Todd Newton, known worldwide for his work on E! Entertainment Television, hosting the stage show at the State Farm Center on Thursday, March 12, 2020. The man often referred to by industry insiders as "The Host with the Most" brought viewers face- to -face with Hollywood's biggest stars for over a decade. Todd Newton entered the world of game shows in 1999 as host of Hollywood Showdown on GSN. He has since awarded contestants over forty five million dollars in cash and prizes on shows such as Whammy, Family Game Night, Instant Millionaire, Monopoly Millionaires' Club.
(Undated-jc) -- The 20-20 census process officially gets underway one week from today. Local county officials are helping. WPXN’s Joel Cluver has the story…
(Springfield--jc) --A state lawmaker is defending his bill to allow barbers, cosmeticians, hair braiders and nail technicians to work without a state license.Illinois requires people to obtain a number of hours of training and continued education to get a state license. Cosmetologists are required to get 1,500 hours of education, the same for a barber license. An esthetician license requires 750 hours. The requirement is 350 hours for nail technicians, and 300 hours for hair braiding. There are other regulations for salons and barbershops.State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, said his House Bill 5558 was simple. It would allow those practicing various jobs in the cosmetology arena to do so without a license, as long as it’s publicly posted they’re not licensed. He said the idea came about after he got his hair styled by his go-to stylist.
(Springfield--jc)-- Several Republican Legislators along with supporters of the 2nd amendment held a press conference in Springfield on Wednesday to discuss solutions to end delays in FOID card processing, and discussed their shared 2nd Amendment focused legislative agenda. Local State Representative Mike Marron of Oakwood says his office is overwhelmed every week with calls from constituents experiencing long delays for FOID renewals…
Local State Representative Mike Marron, Republican from Oakwood.
Those at yesterday’s event also expressed their concerns that fund sweeps of $28 million from the Illinois State Police fund have led to delays in processing FOID card applications and renewals.
(Iroquois County--jc) -- The Iroquois County Genealogical Society will sponsor a program on Scotland – “Scottish Clans and Castles” – from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Crescent City Community Center, 301 Main Street, Crescent City. Tickets are available now and include lunch; however, though pre-registration is not required, it is requested so the group can make sure enough food will be available, plus seating is limited. There is also a discount ticket price if tickets are purchased in advance, rather than at the door. Dr. Loarn Robertson’s presentation will cover histories, families, castles and genealogical information. Dr. Robertson is a native of Scotland who came to the US to attend the University of Illinois, and he now resides in Tuscola. More information is found by calling the Iroquois County Courthouse Museum in Watseka at 815-432-3730
(Paxton-cf)-- Area farmers continue to be the backbone of small businesses in the rural areas of the state. 53rd District State Senator Jason Barrickman of Bloomington says the function of state government should be to help that type of small businesses….
Senator Barrickmen also comes from a farming background, and says farmers need a government that functions, to help farmers all year long…
53rd District State Senator Jason Barrickman of Bloomington
(Springfield--jc) -- Misrepresenting a dog as a trained service dog could soon come with a hefty fine under the terms of a new proposal in Springfield.House Bill 3905 would require a person to have their dog professionally trained to wear anything indicating the animal is a service dog or be brought into any business that only allows service animals.The second time someone is found to have misrepresented their pet as a service animal, they could be fined hundreds of dollars.State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, told the House Judiciary Criminal Committee that this practice can be dangerous.
(Buckley-cf)-- The 2nd Annual Girls Day Out Event will be on Sunday. Missy Smith, organizer of the event, says that it’s a one stop shopping event. Participants can come in and browse from what the vendors have, and it will be in two sections of the 103 East in Buckley…
Girls Day Out Organizer Missy Smith
(Rantoul-jm) -- The Champaign County Clerks office has released early voting hours in Rantoul. Early voting will take place at the Rantoul United Methodist Church beginning March 9th through the 13th from 10 am to 6 pm, March 14th from 10 am to 1 pm, March 15th from 1 to 4 pm and March 16th from 10 am to 6 pm.
(Gibson City-jm) -- Gibson Area Hospital Auxiliary will be awarding eight scholarships this year. The scholarships are open to those in the Gibson Area Hospital Service Area. More information on the scholarships can be found gibson hospital dot org slash supporting hyphen gibson slash auxiliary. Applications are due back by March 9th.
(Gibson city--jc) Have you received your Census packet? Households across the local area, state, and nation are set to be counted with the 20-20 census. 106th District State Representative Tom Bennett of Gibson City says it is more than a head count, the census numbers provided dollars to the local area…
106th District State Representative Tom Bennett of Gibson City
(Ashkum-jm) -- District 21 Illinois State Police will be conducting nighttime enforcement patrols in the month of March. WPXN’s Jason Madden has the details…
