Illinois Department on Aging to assist older adults during Medicare open enrollment period
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department on Aging’s Senior Health Insurance Program will be offering free assistance to help older adults with the upcoming Medicare open enrollment period. Between October 15th and December 7th, people who are
New chief medical officer announced for OSF Saint Clare
PRINCETON – OSF HealthCare has announced that Barry Clemson, MD, is the new chief medical officer for OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center in Princeton. Dr. Clemson began his career at OSF HealthCare in 1993 as a
Man uses MagicErasers to make counterfeit $100 bills
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to creating fake $100 bills from $1 bills. He used MagicErasers and police found a garbage bag of them with rubber gloves, print cartridges, and clippings of unbleached $1 bills outside
iPhone crash detection causing phones and watches to call 911 when owners are on roller coasters
The iPhone 14 and the newest generation of Apple Watch have a feature that calls 911 for you if it detects you have been in a car accident. The newer devices use something called a “high G-force
IVCC to host Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is partnering with Freedom House in Princeton to raise awareness and promote Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Starting on Wednesday afternoon in the Jacobs Library Active Learning Space at IVCC, a domestic
Ameren selects route for LaSalle Link power line project
LASALLE – Ameren has selected a route with the state for the LaSalle Link Project. According to Ameren Illinois, the company filed a primary route with the Illinois Commerce Commission requesting their review and approval of the
St. Margaret’s Health to explore reclassifying area facility to a Rural Emergency Hospital
SPRING VALLEY – St. Margaret’s Health, which manages hospitals in Spring Valley and in Peru, is looking to reclassify one of their facilities to a Rural Emergency Hospital. Either SMH-Spring Valley or SMH-Peru could potentially qualify for
Bride “pins” her ears back with super glue
A bride who does not normally wear her hair up because she is self conscious about her large ears wanted to wear her hair up on her wedding day. She asked her hairstylist to put super glue
Teen steals gummy bear, then vomits moments later
A teenager in Odessa hopefully, learned a lesson after stealing a Lil’ Nitro Gummy Bear, also known as the World’s Hottest Gummy Bear. It’s made and sold in the USA and measures 9,000,000 on the Scoville scale.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month
SPRINGFIELD – Every day, more companies and individuals fall victim to cyber criminals who want access to bank accounts, personal information, or proprietary information to blackmail information owners. Since 2004, October has been designated as Cyber Security