Illinoisans can now use their smartphones or tablets to get information on emergency preparedness or where to get help in a disaster. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency says it has activated a new mobile version of its Ready Illinois website. …
The city of Bloomington, Ill., has toughened its ordinance dealing with vicious dogs. The Pantagraph reports that Bloomington alderman on Monday approved changes to the ordinance. Specifically owners of vicious dogs will now have to buy liability insurance and have …
If Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs recently passed legislation legalizing medical marijuana, some say it will raise serious questions on everything from the hiring and firing of job applicants to the use of a federally controlled and illegal substance in …
Ron Thacker only worked at Bloomington’s UNARCO plant for a couple of years as a young man in the early 1950s, but it left an indelible imprint on his life – and his lungs. Thacker, now 77, is among more …
Illinois law requires insurers to provide independent counsel for their insured when a conflict of interest arises. The duty developed from balancing the insurer’s obligation to defend the insured with the ethical obligations of appointed attorneys, and is firmly grounded …
Authorities in east-central Illinois are looking for a few hundred volunteers to play the part of victims and bystanders in a disaster drill. The exercise is scheduled to take place July 27 in Atwood and Garrett. The Douglas County Emergency …
An attack by a pit bull that left two residents hospitalized has prompted the Bloomington City Council to consider an ordinance that would require the owners of dogs already deemed dangerous outside the Illinois city to comply with a number …
The city of Dixon, Ill., is citing a deposition by a former bank branch manager in its lawsuit against the bank where former city comptroller Rita Crundwell held a secret account. Crundwell used the account in her theft of more …
City leaders in East Peoria, Ill., don’t have many answers so far for people forced out of three homes by a landslide. People affected by the slide gathered at a City Council meeting Tuesday to ask questions. Josh Allen owns …
State and federal officials are collecting information to assess Illinois’ flood damage. The data collected will go into Gov. Pat Quinn’s request for federal assistance. If Illinois gets federal help, that could mean grants and low-interest loans for those affected …