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Friday, January 24, 2020

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ANA-ILLINOIS: Poster Contest Theme– “2020 Year of the Nurse”

Poster Contest Theme– “2020 Year of the Nurse”

By Press release submission | Jan 24, 2020

Local Government

METROPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, January 12-18, 2020

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, January 12-18, 2020

By Press release submission | Jan 24, 2020

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ANA-ILLINOIS: Upcoming Webinar - Marijuana and Your Patients

By Press release submission | Jan 19, 2020

Upcoming Webinar - Marijuana and Your Patients February 19, 2020 - 12:00pm

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Local Government

SOUTHERN SEVEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT: The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released new data regarding this year's flu season in Illinois

By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2020

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released new data regarding this year's flu season in Illinois.

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Local Government

METROPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, January 5-11, 2020

By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2020

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, January 5-11, 2020; Busy week but not a bunch of arrests.

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Local Government

'Bungled' task force process will not stop Rep. Windhorst from fighting for property tax reform

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 16, 2020

Despite the wasted efforts of a governor-appointed task force created to address the state's runaway property taxes, Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) remains determined to find a solution.

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Local Government

Alexander among 93 Illinois counties with declining populations

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 11, 2020

Alexander saw its population decrease by 2,146, or 26.2 percent, over the last decade, according to a new analysis from Wirepoints.org that is based on U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Local Government

ANA-ILLINOIS: Call for Abstracts - 2020 Professional Issues Conference

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2020

The World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization, declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

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SOUTHERN SEVEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT: The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released a Health Alert regarding a statewide Hepatitis A (HAV) person-to-person outbreak

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2020

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released a Health Alert regarding a statewide Hepatitis A (HAV) person-to-person outbreak that has been ongoing since September 2018.

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Local Government

CITY OF ANNA: Inviting Proposals for the Operation of the Anna Park & Pool Concessions

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2020

Inviting Proposals for the Operation of the Anna Park & Pool Concessions

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ANA-ILLINOIS: INF Accepting 2020 Scholarship Applications

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2020

Each year, the Illinois Nurses Foundation awards scholarships to qualified registered nurses and students.

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Local Government

METROPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summry, December 29, 2019-January 4, 2020

By Press release submission | Jan 9, 2020

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summry, December 29, 2019-January 4, 2020

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Local Government

Rep. Windhorst stands up for legal gun owners in wake of massive misappropriation of funds

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 8, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) is among a growing list of legal gun-ownership supporters demanding fairer treatment in Illinois after reports that millions in funds went missing from a program meant for the state police to help facilitate gun registrations.

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CITY OF ANNA: 2020 Census Takers

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2020

2020 Census Takers

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METROPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: Here are the do's and don'ts for legal marijuana, which begins January 1, 2020

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2020

Illinois residents over the age of 21 can possess up to 30 grams of marijuana, up to 500 milligrams of THC infused products and up to 5 grams of cannabis concentrate.

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Local Government

METROPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: From the office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, December 15-28, 2019

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2020

From the office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, December 15-28, 2019;

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Local Government

1 Southern Illinois location licensed to dispense recreational marijuana

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 2, 2020

Forty-six dispensaries throughout Illinois can sell recreational marijuana to adults as of Wednesday, including one in Southern Illinois, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

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Rep. Windhorst ready for action as ethics and lobbying reform task force convenes Monday in Chicago

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 22, 2019

The first meeting of the newly created Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform is scheduled for Monday at the Bilandic Building in Chicago, and Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) can hardly wait to get to work.

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UNION COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY: Chester Man Sentenced to 30 Years for First Degree Murder

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2019

Special Prosecutor, Matt Goetten, in and for Union County, Illinois and Union County Sheriff Scott Harvel announced today that William P. Wasmund (DOB 10-28-1970) of 1510 Hyland Road, Chester, Illinois has been sentenced to thirty (30) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on one (1) count of First Degree Murder, a Class M Felony.

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UNION COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY: Jury Finds Carterville Man Guilty of Possession of Methamphetamine

By Press | Dec 18, 2019

Jury Finds Carterville Man Guilty of Possession of Methamphetamine