- Walmart to pay Illinois workers $10 million in privacy settlement January 19, 2021 1:20 pm Chicago Tribune - Illinois Anyone who may be eligible for the settlement will be notified by mail and text message or email, where information is available, according to court records. Notices have not been sent out, but once they are, people will have 90 days to file a claim, said …
- Illinois Tool Works To Acquire MTS Systems' Test & Simulation Business - Quick Facts January 19, 2021 1:14 pm RTTNews Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) and Amphenol Corporation (APH) have entered into an agreement under which ITW will acquire MTS Systems' (MTSC) Test & Simulation business, following the closing of Amphenol's acquisition of MTS. Amphenol's …
- Heightened security measures remain in place at Illinois Capitol January 19, 2021 1:03 pm Chronicle Media - Illinois The Illinois State Capitol is pictured on a quiet afternoon Sunday, Jan. 17 in downtown Springfield. There were no protesters in sight for much of the day despite the heavy Illinois National Guard presence in the streets with military humvees and traffic …
- COVID-19 mitigations rolled back in 9 regions January 19, 2021 1:03 pm Chronicle Media - Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Nine of 11 regions in the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have seen mitigations lifted in the past week, with two moving all the way back to Phase 4 restrictions. The announcement came as hospitalizations and positivity rates continued to …
- IDPH Announces EMS Region 3 Returning to Phase 4 of Restore Illinois Plan January 19, 2021 1:00 pm WLDS - Illinois By Benjamin Cox on January 18, 2021 at 3:45pm The Illinois Department of Public Health announced today that EMS Region 3, which encompasses the entire WLDS/WEAI listening area, will be returning to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan. The region joins …
- Lancaster Chosen For Daisy Award January 19, 2021 1:00 pm WLDS - Illinois By Benjamin Cox on January 18, 2021 at 3:50pm A Passavant Area Hospital nurse was honored today for excellence in nursing. Ashley Lancaster, a registered nurse at Passavant Area Hospital, recently received the Daisy Award for excellence in nursing. A Daisy …
- Search Begins To Fill Manar Vacancy in 48th Senate District January 19, 2021 1:00 pm WLDS - Illinois By Benjamin Cox on January 18, 2021 at 4:11pm Lawmakers have announced the official vacancy of the 48th State Senate District seat. The seat was vacated earlier this month by Democrat Andy Manar who resigned to take a position as a senior advisor in …
- Vehicle Strikes Tree & Building On West College January 19, 2021 1:00 pm WLDS - Illinois By Benjamin Cox on January 18, 2021 at 6:10pm A Jacksonville man lost control of his vehicle causing property damage in the 300 block of West College Avenue this afternoon. Jacksonville Police were summoned to the new Morgan County COVID-19 testing site at …
- COVID-19 In Illinois: State To Move To Next Phase In Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout Plan On Monday, Jan. 25 January 19, 2021 10:49 am CBS Chicago - Illinois CHICAGO (CBS) — On Monday, Jan. 25, Illinois will move to Phase 1B in the coronavirus vaccine rollout plan. In Phase 1B, anyone over 65, or considered a frontline essential worker, will be eligible to receive the shot. A website is expected to be launched …
- Regions across Illinois advance tiers as state launches surge staffing program to support hospitals in expanding capacity January 19, 2021 8:06 am Courier Newspapers - Illinois IDPH Adjusts Metrics to Allow More Regions to Lift Strictest Mitigations Following Conversations with Hospital Leaders SPRINGFIELD – With the state of Illinois launching multiple health care staffing contracts to increase hospital staffing, the Illinois …
- Illinois Central College seeks nominations for 2021 alumnus awards January 19, 2021 7:16 am Courier Newspapers - Illinois The Illinois Central College Educational Foundation is seeking nominations from the community for its two alumni awards – the Distinguished Alumnus and Alumnus of the Last Decade awards. The awards are presented in October as part of the college’s …
- Chicago, Illinois Department of Public Health state’s confirm first case of COVID-19 variant January 19, 2021 7:16 am Courier Newspapers - Illinois The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) last Friday announced the first case in Illinois of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 first identified in the United Kingdom. The case was identified by the …
- Pace leads Panthers to 3rd-straight win January 19, 2021 7:04 am The Daily Eastern News - Illinois A defensive turnaround has turned a four-game losing streak into a three-game winning streak for the Eastern women’s basketball team. Saturday’s 73-68 win against Eastern Kentucky improved the Panthers’ conference record to 4-4 and moved them into seventh …
- Men’s basketball team falls to Colonels in overtime January 19, 2021 7:02 am The Daily Eastern News - Illinois The shorthanded Eastern men’s basketball team lost its third-straight game Saturday, falling 93-85 at home in overtime against Eastern Kentucky. With the win, Eastern Kentucky sweeps the season series against Eastern for the second season in a row. Eastern …
- Editorial: Words matter, as do the ideas behind them January 19, 2021 7:02 am The Daily Eastern News - Illinois Just two weeks after quoting Hitler during a speech Congresswoman Mary Miller took it upon herself to quote Martin Luther King Jr. to “celebrate his life and legacy.” She chose two popular quotes from King, “We must learn to live together as brothers or …