Category Archives: Top Stories
Pritzker spends $850K of his money to fix Governor's Mansion
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is spending $850,000 of his own money to continue renovations to the historic Illinois Governor's Mansion. The upgrades include fixing tile on the first floor, remode...
Oct 07, 2019
Mustached comedian Rip Taylor has died at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rip Taylor, the mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, has died. He was 84. Publicist Harlan Boll said Tay...
Oct 07, 2019 Rip Taylor arrives at the 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
State takes step toward rebuilding Illinois Veterans Home
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials say they will issue a request for proposals next month to rebuild the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. The $230 million planned overhaul follows deadly outbre...
Oct 07, 2019 FILE -In this Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, contractors assemble pipes to flush out a fire hydrant beneath the water tower at the state veterans home in Quincy, Ill. State records show Illinois is spending at least $2.3 million to fix the water system linked to a Legionnaires disease outbreak that has killed 13 residents at the Quincy veterans home. An audit has criticized the state's response to the Legionnaires' disease outbreak at the Quincy veterans' home that caused 13 deaths. Auditor General Frank Mautino's report Monday found fault with a six-day delay between confirmation of a second case of Legionnaires' at Quincy in August 2015 and specific instructions to nursing staff to protect residents. He recommended that the Illinois Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Public Health develop strict notification and monitoring procedures. (AP Photo/Alan Scher Zagier, File)
Illinois commission offers free college readiness help
CHICAGO (AP) - State officials say free workshops and support for students seeking financial aid for college is available throughout the fall starting this month. The Illinois Student Assistance Commi...
Oct 07, 2019 MWC/Shutterstock
Ginger Baker, Cream's drummer, dies at 80
LONDON (AP) - Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, died Sunday at age 80, his family said. Baker wielded his blues powe...
Oct 06, 2019 AP Photo/MJ Kim
Shooting in Kansas City bar overnight
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say a gunman entered a Kansas City, Kansas, bar and shot nine people, fatally wounding four. KSHB-TV reports that officers were called Sunday at 1:30 a.m. to the T...
Oct 06, 2019
IDNR awards millions for restored buildings
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Get money to restore historic buildings. That's the idea behind a new Illinois Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program. The program is available t...
Oct 05, 2019 AP Photo/LM Otero, File
White invites entries to statewide literature contest
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois students can compete for a cash prize by writing letters to authors. Secretary of State Jesse White says students in grades 4-12 are eligible to enter the statewide c...
Oct 05, 2019 AP Photo/Anita Snow
Teenager shot Friday night in Peoria
Peoria Police responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Trewyn Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers located a teenager who had been shot in the leg. The teen was transported t...
Oct 05, 2019 Midwest Communications
Fire prevention week prepares families for fire emergencies
Springfield, Ill.- The Office of the State Fire Marshal kicks off National Fire Prevention Week 2019. Governor JB Pritzker proclaimed October 6 through October 12 as Fire Prevention Week in Illinois. ...
Oct 04, 2019 MWC-MS-ICC-GA
