Former Shawneetown resident sentenced for burglary Tuesday
9-1-1 funding at risk without budget in Springfield
Time is running out for 9-1-1 in Illinois.The mechanism to fund 9-1-1 expires or sunsets on June 30th. With the Illinois Legislature looking to adjourn on May 31st, lawmakers must agree to a plan to continue the funding of 9-1-1.If lawmakers don’t come to...
2017 Carmi American Legion Baseball Schedule
2017 CARMI AMERICAN LEGION POST 224
*all home games played at Eckerle Park*
MAY
31 Wed McLeansboro 6:00 DH*
JUNE
2 Fri at Princeton, IN 7:00
4 Sun at Harrisburg 1:30 DH*
6 Tue at Mt....
Third Annual Wall of Remembrance Display in the Illinois Capitol
Illinois Senate Republicans officially opened their third annual Memorial Day Wall of Remembrance display in the state Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. Joining Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno in opening the display was Gov. Bruce Rauner and Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Erica Jefferies.“This...
Statement from Speaker Madigan on Passage of Rauner-Backed Procurement Reforms
Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday after the House voted to pass Senate Bill 8, a package of reforms negotiated by Gov. Bruce Rauner to help streamline acquisition of goods and services, reducing costs to the state:“Today’s passage...
MCPD arrests 5/27 – 5/29
The following subjects were arrested by the Mt. Carmel Police Department. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.05/27/2017-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 20 year old William J. Devers of Evansville, Indiana after he was stopped for a traffic violation. During...
General Assembly Blocks Human Rights Executive Order that Would Provide Better Service to Taxpayers
Despite more than 1,000 cases pending with an average wait time of four years to hear a discrimination case, the Illinois House voted today to block the consolidation of the Illinois Human Rights Commission (HRC) into the Illinois Department of Human Rights (DHR).“Madigan’s legislators...
