CHICAGO, IL (Chambana Today) – The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) approved a wide range […]
Friday night brings a 30% chance of early showers before turning partly cloudy with lows near 59. Saturday will be partly sunny with a 50% chance of showers in the afternoon and a high around 79. Rain and possible thunderstorms continue into Saturday night with a low of 61. Sunday stays mostly sunny, but a 30% chance of showers returns after 1 p.m. Highs reach near 80 with breezy west winds.
Former Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (GCMS) eighth-grade teacher and coach, Robert Dinkins, was arrested Thursday in Macon, Georgia on six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The charges stem from an ongoing investigation launched earlier this year following allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student.
All proceeds raised will directly benefit the animals housed at the shelter. Support is provided through spay and neuter, heartworm treatment, medical/emergency financial support, food and supplies as needed, rescue transportation, adoption events, and education.
A new measure would allow the ISP explicitly to investigate internet crimes against children as a core mission of its criminal division. House Bill 2586, also called Alicia’s Law, would add to the current 13 missions of the Illinois State Police Department of Criminal Investigations. The bill passed both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly unanimously in late May. The bill is named after Alicia Kozak, who was at the first nationally child grooming and abduction case in 2002.
Two Central Illinois men were arrested Wednesday morning in Paxton on cocaine-related charges following a police raid. Authorities say 31-year-old Zonte L. Portis of Paxton and 47-year-old Armoane L. Larkins of Rantoul were taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance—between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony. Portis faces an additional Class X felony for possession with intent to deliver.
Six first responders were recognized with EMS awards by the Urbana Fire Department for their life-saving efforts during a cardiac arrest call in April.
An amendment to the Illinois Hospital Emergency Services Act requires pregnant women in Illinois hospital emergency departments are able to access life-saving, medically necessary care. This comes with the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services rescinded guidance, which was originally issued by the Biden administration in July 2022. The guidance followed U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs the constitutional right to abortion.
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Honey is a beautiful, brown, DSH (Domestic Short-Haired), torbi cat. […]
“When voters had time to study the tax hike proposal and speak out, they crushed it at the ballot box,” said Chesney. “That’s what real transparency looks like. The Democrats pushing these secretive budget deals know their schemes wouldn’t survive daylight. That’s why the build the budget behind closed doors and ram it through without proper scrutiny. It is precisely why the Illinois Constitution requires three readings on three separate days.”