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Statewide Asian Carp Cookout to be Held Oct. 17

Thursday, October 15 by WROY/WRUL Staff

IDNR, partners to offer free Asian carp meals at nine locations across the stateSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With a mission to expand local food options and continue efforts to remove Asian carp from Illinois waterways, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), together...

Jesse White Announces New Email Service for those Seeking to Restore Driving Privileges

Wednesday, October 14 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that a new email service is available to members of the public who need information on reinstating driving privileges, obtaining driving relief or scheduling an administrative hearing. Individuals who have a driver’s license suspension or revocation or...

Pritzker Administration Announces $100 Million Milestone in Cannabis Revenue Collected

Wednesday, October 14 by WROY/WRUL Staff

At Least $16 Million Going to Local Governments Following the legalization of adult-use cannabis on January 1, 2020, the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) has collected over $100 million in tax revenue connected to adult-use cannabis sales. Last week, IDOR finalized its September...

Rep. Bailey Reminder to Farmers on Grain Bin Safety: About 70% of Accidents Happen on Family Farms

Wednesday, October 14 by WROY/WRUL Staff

LOUISVILLE…State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is joining the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s (IDOA) and the Illinois Department of Labor’s (IDOL) efforts to remind farmers and elevator operators about ‘grain bin safety.’ In 2019 there were three deaths in Illinois related to grain bin incidents...

Trump Administration Invests $46.4 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Illinois ReConnect Funding to Connect 8,500 Rural Households to High-speed Internet e-Connectivity

Wednesday, October 14 by WROY/WRUL Staff

WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 13, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $46.4 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Illinois. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress...

Harvest Underway in Illinois; Initial Reports Looking Good

Tuesday, October 13 by Jc Tinsley

The harvest is underway in Illinois and early indications are it is going to be a good year. According to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Crop Production report, Illinois farmers are expected to harvest 615 million bushels this...

Free Meals For Students

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Free meals for students will continue to be available to all children throughout the entire 2020-2021 school year. That’s after the U.S. The Department of Agriculture announced the program extension Friday. No cost breakfasts and lunches will be available to all children at over...

26 Illinois Counties at Warning Level for Coronavirus Disease

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Number of counties decreases slightly from 28 last week SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 26 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when...

ST. LOUIS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ENTICEMENT, SEX WITH ILLINOIS MINOR

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

East St. Louis, Ill. – Joseph L. Hughes, a/k/a “Joe King,” 28, of St. Louis, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor and two counts of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 14 year-old girl in St. Clair County, Illinois....

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Michael M. Rapa, 67, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was arraigned Friday in federal court on a three-count indictment charging him with possessing prepubescent child pornography(two counts) and possessing child pornography. According to the indictment, on Nov. 2 and Nov. 30, 2017, Rapa knowingly possessed...

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Statewide Asian Carp Cookout to be Held Oct. 17

Jesse White Announces New Email Service for those Seeking to Restore Driving Privileges

Pritzker Administration Announces $100 Million Milestone in Cannabis Revenue Collected

Rep. Bailey Reminder to Farmers on Grain Bin Safety: About 70% of Accidents Happen on Family Farms

Trump Administration Invests $46.4 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Illinois ReConnect Funding to Connect 8,500 Rural Households to High-speed Internet e-Connectivity

Harvest Underway in Illinois; Initial Reports Looking Good

Free Meals For Students

26 Illinois Counties at Warning Level for Coronavirus Disease

ST. LOUIS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ENTICEMENT, SEX WITH ILLINOIS MINOR

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION

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