Remember When? 3-9-2022

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25 Years Ago This Week The Sullivan school board meeting had more than 100 spectators and some 25 activists from the University of Illinois and Eastern Illinois University, flanked by community members who were mostly SHS students, who brought posters to protest the district using the term Redskins for sports. The Sullivan City Council moved to pursue a third TIF district. The newly proposed district encompassed 25 3/4 acres and included a new 36 housing unit subdivision. … Read More

Obituaries 3-9-2022: Lucille Barber

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Lucille Barber Lucille Margaret “Lucy” Barber, 89, of Lexington, Ky., passed away at home March 2, 2022, surrounded by family. Born March 10, 1932 on the family farm at Nokomis, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Oscar A. and Maggie Mindrup Hoehn. She married Glen C. “Jack” Barber of Sullivan, April 23, 1960, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis, and he survives. … Read More

Project H.E.L.P. Preschool Round Up

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•March 9, 2022• Project H.E.L.P. and the Sullivan School District will be offering free developmental screenings on Thursday, March 24 and Friday, March 25 at the First United Methodist Church, 216 W. Jefferson Street in Sullivan. These screenings provide parents the opportunity to discover how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings will -also be provided, free of charge. Signed parent/guardian permission is required. Screenings are required for possible enrollment in the Project H.E.L.P. preschool classroom. To schedule an appointment call Nicole Monroe at 217-728-8381, ext. 1240. … Read More

Change Clocks and Smoke Alarms

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•March 9, 2022• Every spring, fire safety experts along with the nonprofit Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) reminds residents about the life-saving habit of checking their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms when setting their clocks forward for daylight saving time. The National Fire Protection Association reports that 81% of battery-operated smoke alarms which failed to operate in home fires had missing, disconnected, or dead batteries. To combat these alarming statistics, the IFSA worked with the Illinois General Assembly to update a law to address this horrific problem, by requiring residents to replace their old smoke alarms with the type … Read More

An Important Distinction; Crash vs. Accident

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•March 9, 2022• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer It’s not often that this column changes the course of politics in Illinois, but I’m going to enjoy the faint possibility that in this small way it has. State Rep. Tom Weber, a Lake Villa Republican, has put forth legislation that would change “accidents” to “crashes” in state laws and state publications to describe vehicular, um, mishaps. Huzzah! “Most, if not all, motor vehicle collisions are avoidable. Many are the result of reckless driving, drinking and driving or distracted driving,” Weber said in a news release. “Accidents don’t happen as the … Read More

Andres Achieves Milestone

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•March 9, 2022• Lakeview College of Nursing recently held a White Coat Ceremony to recognize students who achieved the transition into clinical practice within their bachelor’s degree nursing program. Toni Andres, of Mattoon, was one of the students who was honored by receiving a white coat. Andres attends Lakeview’s Charleston Campus. About 20 Lakeview students participated in the event that was recently held at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, IL. … Read More

Case Coordination Unit LLC at Windsor

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•March 9, 2022• Have questions about vital senior citizens programs, discounts or applications? Case Coordination Unit LLC will be at Windsor Library on Friday, March 18 from 9 am to Noon. They help with RTA/license plate discounts, Medicare A/B, C, D, Senior Tax Freeze and Homestead Exemptions and much more. Their trained staff will be there to answer questions and help fill out applications on a first-come, first-serve basis. This is funded through CCSI-Case Coordination Unit LLC, ECIAAA, and the Illinois Department on Aging. Donations are accepted for services but no one is denied assistance based on inability to pay. … Read More