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Eastern U.S. Weather May 2025–2026: Many Areas Still Below Normal Rainfall

New York, NY – Despite recent rainfall across parts of the Eastern United States, many areas are still experiencing below-normal precipitation trends, with some locations going months without a...

Germany Layoffs This Week: Porsche Cutting 500+ Jobs Amid EV Shift

Stuttgart, Germany – Porsche is set to lay off more than 500 employees as it restructures parts of...

Illinois Weather Today: Leads U.S. With 109 Tornadoes as of Monday Afternoon, May 11th

Lincoln, IL – Illinois leads the nation in reported tornadoes so far in 2026, with a significant margin...

Pennsylvania-West Virginia Freeze Warning Tonight May 11-12: Temps as Low as 25°

Pittsburgh, PA – A widespread freeze warning is in effect overnight May 11–12 across much of Pennsylvania and...

New York-Vermont Freeze Warning Tonight May 11-12: Temps Drop to 29°

Burlington, VT – A freeze warning is in effect overnight May 11–12 across parts of northern New York...

Internet Purchase Exchange Location Available in Kankakee for Sales and Online Purchases

In an effort to reduce potential risks, residents are welcome to use the video recorded location to meet buyers and sellers at any time of day so that if a situation arises, the incident is recorded. Staff will not play a role in the transactions; however, staff will respond as they would during any situation that would require police intervention.

Gov. Pritzker, Lawmakers Celebrate Bipartisan Work to Attract Data Center Construction to Illinois

Taking another step to build an Illinois where both businesses and working families can thrive, Governor JB Pritzker joined legislators, business leaders, labor leaders, trade groups and existing data center businesses to promote Illinois’ new tax incentive for data center construction.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COLLECTS UNWANTED PESTICIDES

“Often people inherit farms or have some old containers of pesticides on their property and don’t quite know what to do with them. That’s why we started the ‘Clean Sweep’ program in 1990,” said Doug Owens, IDOA Environmental Programs Bureau Chief. “It’s a great way to ensure the proper disposal of these pesticides and protects the environment of the state of Illinois.”

2019 Kankakee County Tentative Multiplier Announced

SPRINGFIELD, IL, Kankakee County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The...

IDFPR Announces Next Round of Adult Use Cannabis License Applications

The applications will be accepted by the department starting on December 10, 2019 and must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on January 2, 2020. Applications will start being reviewed following the January 2nd deadline, with seventy-five conditional adult use dispensing organization licenses awarded by May 1, 2020.

2019 Illinois Firearm Deer Permits will begin on Oct. 15

Over-the-counter sales of remaining 2019 Illinois Firearm Deer Permits will begin on Oct. 15. Permits will be sold until quotas are exhausted or until...
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