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Mt. Carmel Police Respond to Report of Unresponsive 19-Year-Old Female

Mt. Carmel Police Department, Wabash General EMS, and first responders were dispatched Thursday to the 600 block Division Street in reference to an unresponsive 19-year-old female. The female was transferred to Wabash General Hospital where she was declared deceased. Mt. Carmel Police and the...

Cooperative Lobby To Remain Closed – Options for Payments

Monday, April 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Due to the virus pandemic, Wayne-White Electric Cooperative reminds customers/members that the lobby at the Fairfield and Enfield office will remain closed throughout the month of April. Our primary business is to provide dependable electricity to our members each day. Keeping our workforce safe...

SIC Summer and Fall 2020 Registration

Monday, April 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

HARRISBURG, Ill. (April 3, 2020) – The faculty and staff of Southeastern Illinois College have dedicated themselves to ensure students can continue the pursuit of their higher education, despite the current conditions mandated by the COVID-19 virus. Registration for summer and fall classes begins...

Shimkus Moving His Art Competition Online

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

WASHINGTON – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) has adjusted the submission guidelines for his 2020 Congressional Art Competition.Entries for the contest, which is open to high school students in the 15th Congressional District of Illinois, are still due by May 4....

Corps of Engineers Extends Facility Closures at Rend Lake

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Rend Lake – Due to the shelter-in-place order in effect in Illinois and in an effort to ensure the safety of our visitors and staff members, the Rend Lake Project Office and Visitor Center, all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps of Engineers) campgrounds...

Pritzker Administration Expanding Available Services for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Survivors

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Additional funding to provide support to Illinoisans amidst ongoing public health crisisCHICAGO/SPRINGFIELD - Today, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced it is launching a $1.2 million plan to increase the capacity of its current statewide network of services for domestic violence and...

Pritzker Administration Announces Third Month Sales Totals for Adult Use Cannabis

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

State’s new adult-use cannabis industry generated nearly $36 million in sales in MarchCHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has announced preliminary numbers show statewide adult-use cannabis sales in March totaled $35,902,543.22. Dispensaries across the state sold 812,203 items over the 31-day...

DCEO Releases New Guidance About the Downstate Small Business Stabilization Grant Program

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

DCEO released new guidance overnight about the Downstate Small Business Stabilization Grant Program.First, an established business that has come under new ownership in the last three years is eligible to apply, assuming you can provide the financial information for previous years.

Walmart Takes Steps to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Walmart Region 43 COVID-19 Health & SafetyCleanNew operating hours allow stores to be closed 10.5 hours for deep cleaning Increased usage & programmed hours of auto C (automated scrubber/cleaner) Associates utilizing spraying & wiping down carts with sanitizer before & after opening &...

New programs available to help Illinois small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Thursday, April 2 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Paycheck Protection ProgramEligible recipients may qualify for a loan up to $10 million determined by eight weeks of prior average payroll plus an additional 25% of that amount. Loan payments will be deferred for six months. SBA will forgive loans if all...