News Progress

•November 23, 2016• Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, would like to remind motorists that the ISP is gearing up for the beginning of the holiday travel period. The ISP will step up enforcement patrols as the holiday driving season begins. The goal is to make the roads safe for all motorists. Traditionally, the Wednesday before the Thanksgiving holiday marks the  beginning of the busy holiday travel period. Beginning on Wednesday, November 23 through Sunday, November 27, officials expect high traffic volumes on interstates and roads throughout the region. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, is expected … Read More

•November 23, 2016• Soil temperatures declined through the first half of November but still remain higher than normal, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) Program manager at the Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois. On November 15, soil temperatures at depths of four inches under bare soil averaged 49.4 degrees in Illinois, a decline of 13.3 degrees from November 1. Temperatures on November 15 ranged from a daily high of 59.3 degrees at Freeport to a low of 42.2 degrees in Carbondale. … Read More

•November 23, 2016• West & Company, LLC has opened an office at 3121 Village Office Place in Champaign. Seth T. Dixon, CPA has been named manager of the office. West & Company, LLC is a full service accounting firm with an emphasis in accounting and auditing, income tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services, employee benefit plan services, and estate and financial planning.  … Read More