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Disaster declaration approved for Kankakee County-area storms

1 month 2 weeks ago
Governor JB Pritzker announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved a disaster declaration for the severe storms that impacted Kankakee County and surrounding areas in March, allowing homeowners, renters, businesses and some non-profits to apply for low-interest loans for damages not covered by insurance.
Josh Seabaugh

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

1 month 2 weeks ago
This week, we’ve got a double-winning comment from Shannon Vanshoon that took first place on the insightful side and second place on the funny side. It’s a response to a particular passage in our post about the scammy AI company that fooled the New York Times: In second place on the insightful side, it’s a […]
Leigh Beadon

Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail: A looming deadline could be the end of high speed rail in Illinois — or the beginning of an entire midwest network, a top advocate argues.

1 month 2 weeks ago

The Chicago to St. Louis corridor could someday become the midwestern backbone of a national high-speed rail network — but an upcoming political deadline could sink the project before it starts, advocates fear. Lawmakers in Illinois are fighting to pass new legislation governing Illinois’ High Speed Rail Commission, which will sunset in 2027 unless House Bill […]

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Dillon Colbert

Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Freight Train

1 month 2 weeks ago
TROY, Ill. — A person was killed after being struck by a freight train on the CSX Railroad in Troy, prompting a response from multiple agencies late Saturday night, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said it responded along with the Troy Fire Department, Glen Carbon Fire Department and the Madison County Coroner’s Office to a report of a pedestrian struck by a freight train in the area of West Mill Creek Road, between Sout