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The first day of early voting in Illinois is today.

(Springfield-jm) – The Illinois State Police took to its social media accounts on Tuesday to warn people of scammers impersonating State Police representatives. 

Officials said the scammers are using a common technique called “spoofing” to disguise their phone number and make it look like another of their choosing. They usually make the caller ID look like a government agency that works with personal information, such as the Illinois State Police. In their warning, officials reminded people that the Illinois State Police will never call to solicit money from the public and no legitimate representative will ever ask for personal information over the phone. People who receive a call like this are advised to hang up immediately and provide nothing of value to those on the other end.

 

(Springfield-jm) – Attorney General Kwame Raoul was in Washington DC Wednesday, fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment. The Attorney General’s Office argued before the U-S Court of Appeals as part of a lawsuit to recognize the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th amendment to the U-S Constitution. Raoul says this is more important now than ever…

 

 

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. The suit isn in part, over a Congressional deadline of 1979 for three fourths of the states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and have it added to the constitution.

 

(Urbana-jm) – An Urbana woman has been arrested after reportedly battering a 33-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman. Urbana Police arrested Simone Vernon for aggravated battery and mob action. The Urbana Police Department says that the altercation happened on September 17, in the roadway in the 1900 block of East Florida Avenue.

 

(Springfield-jm) – Republicans are looking to make a major stand when it comes to taking back control of power at the state and federal level. 53rd District State Senator Jason Barickman of Bloomington says he feels there is a shift in power coming to the Republican side as we head closer to the election…

 

 

53rd District State Senator Jason Barickman of Bloomington.

 

(Champaign County-jm) – Get ready to Vote! The first day of early voting in Illinois is today. In  Champaign County  residents will be allowed to vote early, by mail, or in-person on election day. Since the previous election, Champaign County has doubled their early voting locations and now have a total of 21 early voting locations. Out of the 21 locations, there is one that's open for 40 days, 11 are open for 14 days, and nine are open for seven days. Early voting runs until November 7. Election day is on November 8. A full list of locations is available on the Champaign County Clerks website.

 

(Gibson City-jm) – Today is World Heart Day and for heart attack patients, timing is everything. Gibson City resident Tammi Fanson suffered a heart attack on July 18th. She originally went to Gibson Area Hospital and later transferred to OSF Healthcare Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana. She says communication between the hospitals and ambulance services  helped save her life…

 

 

Gibson City resident Tami Fanson

 

Jo Lehigh, a registered nurse at OSF, was on Fanson’s care team. She talks about how important it is to get a person having a heart attack into the cath lab…

 

 

OSF Healthcare Heart of Mary Medical Center Nurse Jo Lehigh.

WPXN News will have more of Fanson’s stories throughout the day as part of World Heart Day.

 

(Gilman–jc)  Today’s WPXN Business of the Day is Pizza Palace in Gilman and Paxton. Owner Eric Bull says the business started in Gilman in 1986 and came to Paxton in 2019…

 

 

Bull says he makes the dough fresh daily and all ingredients are made from scratch…

 

 

Pizza Palace Owner Eric Bull

You can hear a full interview on our Noon news. 

 

(Chicago-jm) – With early voting starting in some parts of Illinois this week, Democratic Governor J-B Pritzker holds a commanding 15-point lead over GOP challenger, State Senator Darren Bailey, according to a new WGN-TV/The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey of likely voters. A majority of voters, 51% support Pritzker’s re-election while 36% support Bailey. Just 5% of those polled say they plan to vote for someone else and 8% remain undecided, with just under six weeks left until Election Day. Illinois likely voters say the economy is still the No. 1 issue at 35% driving their vote in November, followed by threats to democracy at 17% and abortion access at 14%.  Crime is fourth on that list, with only 10% of voters picking the issue as their top concern. Among voters who say the economy is their top issue, 57% say they plan to support Bailey. But 84% of those who say the threat to democracy is their top issue back Pritzker.

 

(Springfield-jm) – Early voting for the November election begins today in most areas of the state. The election isn’t until November 8th but if you’re hoping to avoid potential lines at the polls, you can get your vote in early, says State Board of Elections Spokesperson Matt Dietrich…

 

 

State Board of Elections Spokesperson Matt Dietrich. Early voting begins October 7th in Chicago and October 12th for Cook County. Additionally, vote-by-mail ballots can start being sent out this week. You still have time to request one. Visit: elections dot il dot gov for more information.

 

(Mahomet-jm) – If you're looking for new plants to fill your home there are some free ones available in Champaign County. The Champaign County Forest Preserve District is holding a bring your own pot event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. They are giving away the plants due to the upcoming demolition of their greenhouse. Because of the demolition, they will not be able to overwinter their tropical plants. 

 

(Paxton–jc)  The 4th annual Wine and Chocolate Walk is set for Paxton on Saturday. Paxton Area Chamber of Commerce Spokesperson Alan Meyer says those coming to the event can walk to the participating businesses or there is a golf cart service…

 

 

Paxton Area Chamber of Commerce Spokesperson Alan Meyer. Tickets are available for the event. Only 200 will be sold. Tickets are 25 dollar each.

 

(Danville-jm) – The Vermilion County Health Department will be hosting a series of drive-thru vaccine clinics throughout the month of October to help people get protected against the seasonal flu. All clinics will be located at the health department, located at 200 South College Street, on the following schedule: Thursday, October 6 from 1 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, October 11 from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday, October 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, October 15 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 18 from 3 to 6 p.m., Thursday, October 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Thursday, October 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

 

(Rantoul–jc)  –  It’s Eat Drink and Be Scary today in Rantoul. The local Community Servvice Center is hosting an event in downtown to raise money for the Holiday Bureau.  Community Service Center Executive Director Cindy Crawford says the event includes a dinner buffet, paint and craft kit and starts at 5-30 this afternoon…

 

 

Community Service Center of Rantoul Executive Director Cindy Crawford

 

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