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Illinois Has 102 Counties–Here’s The Smallest One

There's just something about a woman making the "small" sign by holding two fingers slightly apart that brings out the inner George Costanza in guys. You just want to shout "I was in the pool!"

However, in this case, when we're talking about small things, we mean Illinois counties, not other things that just may start with the same consonant.

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Before Getting To Illinois' Smallest County (In Population), Just Know That Our Smallest County Is Fa ... Read more

Traffic Stop Leads to two Illinois arrest.

On December 6, 2022, at approximately 2357 hours, A McCracken County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on Kentucky Dam Road near Tyree Road for traffic violations.

The operator of the vehicle was identified as Candace M Grant o ... Read more

Historical marker commemorates Obama’s presidential campai

A historical marker on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Springfield was dedicated Nov. 30 to commemorate President Barack Obama’s 2007 and 2008 presidential campaign announcements from the building’s lawn.

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Here’s why Dickson Mounds is temporarily closing some of i

The Illinois State Museum is temporarily shutting down some of the exhibits at Dickson Mounds in Lewistown.

The museum is reviewing and removing some artifacts as part of a consultation process with the tribes whose ancestors are buried ... Read more

The Liverpool Mounds in Illinois: Part 1 - Rediscovering Hopewell Ritual and Meaning

“Archaeology seeks to explain the inner workings of cultures in which even baked clay jars were animated with their particular spirits. But, until as archaeologists we develop more than a little empathy for the prehistoric Indians we presume to understand, prehistory may never be more than what it has become, the soulless artifact of a dehumanized science.”

--Robert Hall, “Ghosts, Water Barriers, Corn, and Sacred Enclosures in the Eastern Woodlands”, American Antiquity Vol. 41, No. 3, 1976, pp. 360-364.

The quo ... Read more

Did Snapchat Just Break Illinois Biometric Privacy Laws Too?

Just as Illinois residents are busy spending their Facebook payout, Snapchat is now on the line for allegedly breaking Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Laws.

In case you aren't 100% clear on what Illinois' Biometric Information ... Read more

Local food system to be created for underserved populations

By Kay Shipman

FarmWeek

Illinois will use $14.4 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to buy locally produced food and distribute it to those in need, according to state officials.

The two-year progr ... Read more

ICC: New 730 Area Code coming to Southern Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Commerce Commission, ICC, has announced a new area code is coming to Southern Illinois.

The ICC said in a news release that the new 730 area code will “overlay” the existing 618 area code to address the d ... Read more

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.