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State to lay off hundreds at troubled southern Illinois mental health facility
byJackson BrandhorstandSaluki Local Reporting Lab ANNA — The Illinois Department of Human Services announced that the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna will lay off staff and undergo several operational changes in the coming months, including the elimination of the state-run facility’s entire general residential program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.…
Read MoreAviation budget proposal could threaten airline service at downstate airports
byBen Szalinski Funding for commercial flights to small airports around the country, including to three communities in Illinois, could be reduced under President Donald Trump’s budget proposal. Congress is evaluating the budget proposal, which calls for reducing funding for the Essential Air Service program at the U.S. Department of Transportation by $372 million. The program,…
Read MorePritzker says he doesn’t know details of deadly Jan. 4 shooting by Illinois State Police
byJerry Nowicki Gov. JB Pritzker said he has not seen the video of an Illinois State Police trooper shooting an unarmed woman to death in January, though he reiterated trust in the department’s leadership on Wednesday, July 22. “So, I have to admit that the details of the decision about that, I do not know.…
Read MoreThe Black Phone
Release Date: June 24, 2022 Director: Scott Derrickson Starring: Mason Thames, Madeline McGraw, and Ethan Hawke Mister Marquee Says: LEGENDARY Number: 5/5 Finney (Mason Thames) is kidnapped by a sadistic child murderer (Ethan Hawke) and locked in a soundproof basement with only a disconnected black phone and a mattress. His sister Gwen (Madeline McGraw) tries…
Read MoreISP Firearms Services Bureau Provides Firearms Dealer License Certification Act and FOID Services Updates
The Illinois State Police (ISP) Firearms Services Bureau (FSB) is announcing the opening of the public comment period for rules regarding the Firearms Dealer License Certification Act (FDLCA), as well as providing a public update to the agency’s Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) efforts to date. With the strong support of Governor JB Pritzker, the ISP…
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