Posts Tagged ‘illinois’
Columbia police investigating robbery at Red Roof
Columbia police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Thursday at about 10:15 p.m. at Red Roof Liquor & Lottery, 301 Southport Drive. No one was injured and the suspect,…
Read MoreQuestions posed to voters on Nov. 4 ballot
Columbia residents on Nov. 4 will vote on a proposed municipal retailers’ occupation tax and municipal service occupation tax of .25 percent, with funds to be used on municipal expenditures,…
Read MoreWaterloo Dairy Queen affected by data breach
The Waterloo Dairy Queen restaurant was among 19 Illinois locations affected by a data breach in August. Nearly 400 DQ locations nationwide had their software systems compromised, according to news…
Read MoreApplications roll in to grow medical marijuana
The state announced recently in a preliminary count that it has received more than 350 applications from those interested in growing or selling medical cannabis under the Illinois Compassionate Use…
Read MoreFour-way stop approved at Moore and Illinois
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night voted to make the intersection of Moore Street at Illinois Avenue a four-way stop per the request of the Waterloo Fire Department, which…
Read MoreStabbing reported in Waterloo
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded to a stabbing that occurred during a domestic altercation between two males shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday at 1123 Cottonwood Lane. An ARCH…
Read MoreOnline voter registration now offered in Illinois
On Tuesday, Illinois became the 20th state to offer online voter registration as a way to get more citizens involved in the process. Illinois residents can now register to vote…
Read MoreCounty supports mounds designation
The Monroe County Board on Monday approved a resolution in support of designating the grouping of some 550 Native American mounds in the region as a national historic park or…
Read MoreIDOT: I-255 lane closures May 19-21 in Columbia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that daytime lane closures will take place next week on northbound I-255 at the Columbia exit (Exit 6), approximately two miles east of the…
Read MoreQuinn hopes to make temporary income tax permanent
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn presented his annual budget address March 26, proposing to make the state’s temporary income tax permanent in order to avert cuts to education and other areas.…
Read MoreBobcat hunting bill advances to senate
Soon, bobcat hunting may be legal in Illinois. State lawmakers have advanced a proposal to allow bobcat hunting for the first time in more than 40 years. The Illinois House…
Read MoreIllinois bald eagle survey yields record count
A record-setting number of American bald eagles was reported during the annual Illinois Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey coordinated by the Illinois Audubon Society. Volunteers tallied 5,975 birds between the dates…
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