(Chicago--jc) Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner was in Chicago Monday morning to help observe Veterans Day activities. The governor says all Illinoisans and Americans should honor all veterans…
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director Stephen Curda says veterans are the role models we all need…
Illinois D-V-A Director Stephen Curda
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state House committee will take up contentious questions surrounding the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in a hearing later today. The Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee will review a $26 million collection of Lincoln artifacts the organization's fundraising foundation purchased and the more than $9 million remaining on the loan. The collection includes an iconic stovepipe hat purportedly belonging to Lincoln, but secret tests on it failed to produce a concrete link.
CHICAGO (AP) — Preventing heart attacks and other problems dominates top news from an American Heart Association conference that ended yesterday in Chicago. One study finds that fish oil in the amount and type contained in many dietary supplements gave no clear benefit for generally healthy people but a prescription version in people at higher risk for heart problems did. Vitamin D pills gave no benefit.
(Paxton--ab) The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Education Foundation made an announcement that an anonymous donor has given a gift of 250,000 dollars. Foundation Spokesperson Carl Hudson Jr. says the gift ensures that all donations will go straight to the school district instead of waiting for the donation pool to reach 250,000 dollars the legal amount it takes to trigger endowment status.
PBL Education Foundation Spokesperson Carl Hudson Jr.
CHICAGO (AP) — Move more, sit less and get kids active as young as age 3, say new federal guidelines that stress that any amount and any type of exercise helps health. The advice is the first update since the government's physical activity guidelines came out a decade ago. Since then, the list of benefits of exercise has grown, and there's more evidence to back things that were of unknown value before, such as short, high-intense workouts and taking the stairs instead of an elevator. Preventive Medicine expert Doctor Donald Lloyd-Jones says doing something is better than doing nothing, and doing more is better than doing something. Lloyd-Jones adds that only 20 percent of Americans get enough exercise now, and the childhood obesity problem has prompted the push to aim younger to prevent poor health later in life. Highlights of the advice released Monday at an American Heart Association conference in Chicago and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
(Chicago--jc_ Small businesses in Illinois and across the country can't find enough workers to fill open positions That’s the word from the latest national survey from the National Federation of Independent Business. That report showed nearly 90-percent of respondents reported few or no qualified applicants for job openings. Illinois Director for the N-F-I-B Mark Grant says the problem is worse in certain sectors
(Bloomington--jc) --Sustainable farming practices in Illinois designed to improve water quality also face a financial test.Through emerging projects like Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, farmers are working to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus levels in their soil to prevent runoff into what will become the potable water supply. Illinois Farm Bureau’s Lauren Lurkins says it’s really been an effort in place since 2015. It’s for large municipalities and wastewater treatment plants to work alongside agriculture to be able to reduce our nutrient loads into our water that ultimately makes their way to the Gulf of Mexico.
(Washington--jc) -- U-S-D-A Deputy Chief Economist Warren Preston says record crops for soybeans are a growing thing. Preston says the list continues…
U-S-D-A Deputy Chief Economist Warren Preston.
OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy has been charged with sending a swastika image to the smartphones of other students during a suburban Chicago high school assembly. Oak Park police say the student at Oak Park and River Forest High School faces a misdemeanor charge of disseminating harmful material. The school said last week that someone in the auditorium sent the image using the AirDrop function of an Apple device during the Friday assembly.
(Undated--jc) Illinois is celebrating ats 200th anniversary as a state. Here is today’s Bicentennial minute…
CHICAGO – Governor. Bruce Rauner and Governor-elect JB Pritzker will make a joint appearance at the state’s 200th Birthday Party on Dec. 3rd in Chicago. That is the day in 1818 when Illinois became the nation’s 21st state. Both men rallied around a unity theme in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election. Rauner says there is no better place to start uniting than at an event that celebrates the greatness of Illinois.
(Springfield--jc) As part of the 10-year anniversary of the Pork Power-Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign, the Illinois Pork Producers Association , along with the Illinois Corn Marketing Board and the Illinois Soybean Association Checkoff Program is set to present 6 thousand 400 pounds of ground pork to the Central Illinois Foodbank. The event is set for 10am Friday in Springfield.. The donation will go to agencies in 15 counties across central and southern Illinois.
(Paxton--ba)-The PBL Education board received an anonymous donation of $250,000.
PBL Education Foundation spokesperson Carl Hudson Jr. lets us know how this will impact the PBL School district.
PBL Education Foundation spokesperson Carl Hudson Jr.
(CHampaign--jc) Champaign Unit 4 teachers and those with the school district are set to meet again tomorrow, and if no new agreement is reached, a strike could follow. The two sides have met 10 times to try and reach a new contract. The consensus of the teachers is that if no agreement is reached on Wednesday, they will file an intent to strike. That means a strike could occur in the district following the Thanksgiving holiday.
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested following the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy in central Illinois.The shooting happened Monday evening near downtown Decatur.Police say officers responding to a report of shots fired found the boy, who was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. His name wasn't immediately released.Police say the man was being held on a preliminary charge of involuntary manslaughter. The Macon County State's Attorney's Office was expected to review the case. The Decatur Police Department says additional arrests were possible amid the ongoing investigation.
(Onarga--jc) -- Students interested in a career in agriculture are invited to a career night tonight in Gilman. The event is set for the Ford-Iroquois Farm Bureau in Gilman. Those attending will have the opportunity to talk with ag officials starting at 5pm. A formal program begins at 6pm. Learning about the duties of ag jobs and also what type of education is needed also hilites the event. Light refreshments will be served.
(Gibson City--jc) -- The next one is number 24. The event is the lighted parade in Gibson City. The Gibson CIty Area Chamber of Commerce lighted parade steps off at 6-30 on Saturday night. The parade begins at the County Market parking lot before heading to the downtown area from route 9. One entry will win 300 dollars in Gibson City Bucks. Chamber officials say some types of lights should be part of all entries in the event.
(Rantoul--jc) -- Today is the day for one local state senator to meet with constituents in Rantoul State Senator Scott Bennett will be in the Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce office from noon 1 pm to talk with area citizens about issues that are important to them
(Gibson City--jc) Gibson City authorities are looking for the owner of a pit bull dog. A brown pit bull was found near a local home on Monday. Anyone missing this dog is asked to call Gibson City police at 217-784-8666.
