Obituaries 4-28-2021: Travis Reed
Travis Reed Travis A. Reed, 47, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:38 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021, at his home in Sullivan. … Read More
Cinco de Mayo Taco Salad Delivery
•April 28, 2021• Courtyard Estates of Sullivan will be having a Cinco de Mayo Taco Salad delivery on Wednesday, May 5 from 11 am to 1 pm. For $5 load it up with your choice of toppings. Toppings are: taco meat, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, sour cream and salsa. Orders are pick-up or delivery. Deliveries will be made every half hour. Place your order by Friday, April 30 by calling (217) 728-4300 or fax at (217) 728-2165. … Read More
House Passes Leadership Term Limits, Source of Income Protections for Renters
Measures Will Head to Senate for Further Consideration •April 28, 2021• By Tim Kirsininkas Capitol News Illinois tkirsininkas @ capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois House advanced several bills Thursday, including one which would implement term limits on leadership positions in the General Assembly and another that would create additional protections for tenants’ sources of income. House Bill 642, introduced by Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, would bar any individual from serving more than 10 consecutive years in a leadership position in the General Assembly, including speaker of the House, president of the Senate, and minority leadership positions in each house. The bill … Read More
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Illinois House OKs Bill to License Professional Midwives
•April 28, 2021• By Sarah Mansur Capitol News Illinois smansur @ capitolnewsillinois.com The certified professional midwife profession in Illinois moved one step closer to becoming an officially licensed occupation on Thursday with the passage of House Bill 3401. HB 3401 creates the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act, which would license individuals who perform out-of-hospital births and have earned the credentials associated with being a professional midwife. The bill, sponsored by Evanston Democratic Rep. Robyn Gabel, garnered bipartisan support, with only one Republican and one Democrat voting against it. … Read More
Obituaries 4-28-2021: Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown Lawrence E. Brown, 91, of Bethany, passed away at 10:50 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021, at his home in Bethany. Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, April 26, at Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany with military rites by Bethany American Legion Post #507. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Bethany. McMullin-Young Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. … Read More
Obituaries 4-28-2021: Lonnie Bly
Lonnie Bly Lonnie Dale Bly, 50, of Shelbyville, passed away at 6:48 p.m. Monday, April 19, 2021, in HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville. … Read More
Remember When? 4-28-2021
25 Years Ago This Week James E. Hart, administrator of the Illinois Masonic Home, announced his retirement. The 63-year-old Hart will reportedly be succeeded by James K. Wayne, who was recently promoted to associate administrator of the Illinois Masonic Home. When Hart became administrator of the home, it included three residence buildings with 175 beds and two nursing buildings with 125 beds. Two ten-bed dormitories for men were on the grounds as well as a number of four-bed wards in the nursing buildings. During Hart’s tenure the home was transformed from a stark, institutional looking facility to the more “home … Read More
Obituaries 4-28-2021: Leslie Banks
Leslie Banks Arthur resident Lesley (Otto) Banks died April 17, 2021, in the presence of loving family. She was born in Decatur, Illinois, October 30, 1964. … Read More
Illinois Farm Bureau to Fund Illinois Press Foundation Grants
•April 28, 2021• Illinois Farm Bureau will be the financial sponsor of this year’s Illinois Press Foundation mini-grants program that assists existing media programs at public and private high schools throughout the state. Selected schools receive grants of up to $1,500 from the Illinois Press Foundation to pay for a computer, software or other equipment needed for a high school’s student media program to produce print or online newspapers. School media programs will be receiving application information Monday, with requests due on or before May 14. Funds or equipment will be received in September. … Read More