(Springfield-jm) – The Illinois Liquor Control Commission has adopted a permanent rule regulating the placement of co-branded alcoholic beverages on retail sales floors. Officials said the rule seeks to protect the public from confusion between alcoholic beverages and non-alcoholic beverages with similar branding and to prevent the marketing of such alcoholic beverages to children.

 

(Springfield-jm) – Governor JB Pritzker and other political leaders appeared in Chicago's northern suburb of Glencoe on Tuesday for a rally of support for Israel after attacks from militant group Hamas over the weekend. The Governor called for unity and peace…

 

 

Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker.

 

(Champaign-jm) – The University of Illinois Police Department has released further information about a shots-fired incident that rattled Campustown Monday night. Champaign County 911 dispatch received multiple calls around 10:35 p.m. for shots being fired at Second and Green Streets. Officers responded within a minute and during a search of the area, they found four shell casings. They also spoke with several witnesses who reported hearing the shots. No injuries were reported, officials said. The investigation is ongoing, with investigators reviewing security cameras and automated license plate readers to find additional evidence. Any witnesses who have photos or video are also being sought by the UIPD.

 

(Gibson City–jc)  –  Glo Bingo is coming back to Ford County soon. The event is a fundraiser for the Gibson Area Hospital Foundation. Gibson Area Hospital Spokesperson Bill Kirby says it's coming to the Cadillac in Paxton and the Kruse Event Center in Gibson City…

 

 

Gibson Area Hospital Spokesperson Bill Kirby. Tickets are available on line with the Gibson Area Hospital Foundation or by contacting the hospital.

 

(Rantoul-jm) – Rantoul Police are investigating a home invasion and robbery that happened last week and they are asking the public for help through Crime Stoppers in solving the crime. Officials said that the night of October 2, two armed men entered a home in the area of Chanute Street and Sangamon Avenue. One of the offenders is said to have watched over the home’s occupants while the other rummaged through the home. The suspects left the home with cash, jewelry and other pieces of personal property. Officials added that one of the victims was slightly hurt when they were hit by one of the offenders, resulting in a head laceration. Officers were informed of the crime at 10:45 p.m. Officials said the men were wearing facemasks, gloves and Black pants. One was wearing a black shirt and the other was wearing a black vest. The races of the offenders could not be determined, but the victims reported that one spoke Spanish and the other spoke English.

 

(Washington-jm) – Soybean growers are speeding up harvesting. Gary Crawford reports…

 

 

(Paxton–jc) – Today’s WPXN Business of the Day is Pizza Palace in Paxton and Gilman.  Pizza Palace is open Wednesdays through Sunday in Paxton starting at 4pm each day. Pizza Palace Owner Eric Bull says the ingredients from sausage, to the sauces and crusts are made in-house, daily… 

 

 

Bull says they have a thin crust to cheese crust to a Super-Stuff crust… 

 

 

Pizza Palace Owner Eric Bull.

The dining room is open daily Wednesdays through Sunday starting at 4pm

Pizza Palace of Paxton and Gilman is the WPXN business of the Day, today

You can  hear more about Pizza Palace in Gilman and Paxton during the noon news today. 

 

(Springfield-jm) – With Illinois’ gun and magazine ban still facing legal hurdles in federal court, a registry created in relation to the ban has been open for a week. A fraction of a percent of gun owners have complied so far. As part of the Protect Illinois Communities Act that was enacted earlier this year, the registration portal for firearms owners in Illinois that own certain semi-automatic firearms, accessories and ammunition opened October 1. While the law bans more than 170 semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns, it also bans handgun magazines over 15 rounds and rifle magazines over 10 rounds. Magazines do not have to be registered. Illinois State Police published the first round of statistics Tuesday, and of more than 2.4 million Firearm Owner ID card holders, 1,050 individuals have registered a total of 3,202 firearms, .50 caliber ammunition and accessories. Of the 3,202 items disclosed, ISP said there were 2,060 firearms listed at the registry. ISP did not provide a breakdown of what types of firearms were registered. For .50 caliber ammunition registrations, there were 1,125 disclosures. There were only 17 reported accessories being registered in the first week.

 

 

(Rantoul-jm) – Promise Healthcare received $350,000 from The Health Resources and Services Administration to support mental health services in Rantoul City School District and beyond. The grant aims to help primary care providers meet the mental health needs of their patients. The school district and Promise Healthcare worked together to hold school exams and immunization clinics at J.W. Eater Junior High School before the fall semester started. Promise Healthcare plans to use the awarded money to create a new clinic within the school and expand access to youth mental health support.

 

(Paxton-jm) – The first mapping meeting for Paxton was held last week. There are four more sessions ahead says Mapping Program Director Gisela Hamm…

 

 

Mapping Program Director Gisela Hamm. The program is through the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University. The next session is set for Thursday, October 12th at 5:30 pm in the PBL Junior High Commons. Other session dates include October 17th, October 24th at November 2nd all from 5:30-8:30.

 

(Danville–jc)  A Holocaust Exhibit has made its way from Gibson City in Ford County to the Vermilion County Museum in Danville. The exhibit is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am until 4pm.  Retired U of I-Springfield Teacher Brian Kahn says anti-semitism  continues today, and the exhibit is important… 

 

 

Retired University of Illinois at Springfield Teacher Brian Kahn

 

(Ludlow-jm) – A Ludlow man who allegedly possessed a bulletproof vest and ammunition he is not allowed to have has been ordered detained until he can be tried on those charges. Judge Brett Olmstead ordered that Dakota Spears, 27, be detained on charges of unlawful possession of body armor, a Class X felony, and unlawful possession of firearm ammunition. Spears was arrested after Champaign County sheriff’s deputies found those items during a court-authorized search of a garage in Ludlow in which Spears had been sleeping against the wishes of the owner. A Champaign County sheriff’s deputy’s report said Spears was being investigated in connection with shots fired in Ludlow in the early-morning hours of September 30. During their investigation, detectives located a Snapchat post that showed Spears riding a motorcycle believed to have been stolen from Ford County on August 21 while wearing a bulletproof vest and displaying what appeared to be a black handgun. Ford County law-enforcement officers are investigating the stolen-motorcycle case. If convicted of possessing the bulletproof vest, Spears faces a mandatory prison term of six to 30 years.

 

(Washington-jm) – The corn harvest continues at a pretty good pace. Corn condition remains stable, as expected. Gary Crawford reports…