Illinois agency offers tips for safe travel this holiday season
SPRINGFIELD – With the holiday season in full swing, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is offering tips to help people stay safe now and into the new year. From decorating the tree to traveling to grandma’s
Illinois peaks at over 8,000 COVID-19 cases per day, on average
UNDATED – Illinois is averaging over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases a day, the highest numbers since last year according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The current seven-day new case average for the state also
Streator High School Board approves additional dog therapy program
STREATOR – Streator High School is welcoming an additional therapy dog program. Sophie the K9 will be the new support pup for the FUSE program for students with special needs. Tom Edwards, instructor of
Man sentenced to 3.5 years in prison after transferring $23,500 on ex-girlfriend’s phone by pulling up her eyelid
What happened next is that Dong fell asleep after taking the medicine. Then, Huang unlocked the woman’s phone with her fingerprint and pulled up her eyelids to transfer the money using facial recognition.
Eric Clapton successfully sues 55-year-old German widow for listing bootleg CD on eBay for $11
The Düsseldorf Regional Court ruled in Clapton’s favor, and yesterday (December 15) rejected Gabriele P’s appeal on the initial ruling, saying that the facts that she neither bought the CD herself initially nor knew, at the time she listed it
CDC panel recommends not getting J&J Covid-19 vaccine if Pfizer or Moderna vaccine is available
An advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that people shouldn’t get the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine when the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna shots are available. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
President Biden signs bill to raise federal debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion
On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion after Senate Democrats and Republicans hammered out a deal this week to avoid a filibuster. The Senate passed the extension