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Jane Carlson/TSPRThe city of Monmouth unveiled its downtown streetscape beautification project with a ribbon-cutting at the entrance to Market Alley. A $3 million Rebuild Illinois grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity funded around 75% of the upgrades. -
Jane Carlson/TSPRDavid L. Nicholson Klingerman Jr., 29, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
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In a release, Sheriff Nick Petitgout said the state Appellate Prosecutors Office investigated the case and made the final call. -
Chief Jeff Hamer will retire in mid-December. Lt. Todd Tedrow will serve as interim chief. -
Tim Farquer, 53, faces felony charges of official misconduct and two misdemeanor charges for compiling a spreadsheet of information about students who contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease earlier this school year. -
The concern is taking care of the millions of dollars of improvements to the public square. -
The arts collective includes 11 organizations, and they're looking to expand. -
No Kings protests were also held in Burlington, Fort Madison, Keokuk, and Galesburg on Saturday. -
Blaze Burford, president of AFSCME Local 1274, said the same issues are plaguing the prison as last year. They don’t have enough staff, disciplinary policies are not consistently enforced, and drugs continue to circulate. -
Kristi Mindrup is the 13th president in WIU’s 126-year history. -
Judge Nigel Graham granted the state’s recommendation of a 50-year sentence for Timothy L. Smith, now 42, for the murder of Darrell J. Hocker, 51, in November 2023.
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The expansion was made possible through a DCFS Expansion grant and addresses a critical need in Fulton County. As of Aug. 3, 110 children were in foster care in the county.
