Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Litchfield oncology facility quarantined
A Litchfield medical facility was placed under voluntary quarantine by its owners after five staff members and two patients tested positive for COVID-19.Montgomery County public health officials confi...
Apr 18, 2020
Statesmanship is achievable, Simon institute director says
John Shaw has been thinking and writing about statesmanship since well before the current health crisis that is testing federal, state and local leadership across the country.But though the keys to st...
Apr 18, 2020
Live Rewind: Derek Leonard Watches Rochester Althoff From 2016 And Discusses The Game Part Three
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Apr 17, 2020
CWLP employees face discipline for Unit 33 incident
A City Water, Light and Power supervisor was suspended for three days last month while four other utility employees currently face disciplinary action for their roles in a malfunction that caused more...
Apr 17, 2020
Local Business Notes: Pot changes headline packed zoning docket
It took two and a half hours, but the Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission plowed through more than two months worth of zoning cases Wednesday.The buildup came after the commission’s alrea...
Apr 17, 2020
Man becomes fifth Sangamon County resident to die from virus
A man in his 70s who was hospitalized at Memorial Medical Center is the fifth person in Sangamon County to die from COVID-19, Sangamon County officials said Friday.The man tested positive for the dise...
Apr 17, 2020
NYC non-profit to deliver 140K shelf-stable meals to city's most vulnerable amid COVID-19
God's Love We Deliver (pictured: GLWD staffer Kristine)(NEW YORK) -- As New York City continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, local charity organizations have been stepping up to do their part for ...
Apr 17, 2020
John Krasinski is hosting a virtual prom for high schoolers missing out this year
Mike Coppola/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- John Krasinski is here to salvage prom season. The star of The Office and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan will be be hosting a virtual prom on his Some Good News YouTube ...
Apr 17, 2020
Pritzker Closes Illinois School for Remainder of Academic Year [Latest Info]
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Friday, April 17 that all Illinois school districts will remain closed for the academic school year. This means in-person instruction for schools will cease f...
Apr 17, 2020
Bill Cosby deemed "not eligible" for early release despite COVID-19 spread concerns
Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Bill Cosby will remain behind bars despite Pennsylvania’s plan to release some inmates as a way to reduce further spread of COVID-19. Cosby, 82...
Apr 17, 2020