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(Macomb, IL)  --  Illinois State Police District 14 Commander, Captain Jon Dively, has announced plans for Saturation Saturday enforcement. The enforcement initiative will occur on Saturday, August 25, 2018 in conjunction with the Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign which runs from August 20 through September 4. Saturation Saturday is a statewide initiative with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to raise awareness on the dangers of drunk and drugged driving, and increase enforcement to remove and arrest individuals driving under the influence. Troopers across the state will join county and local law enforcement agencies for increased enforcement during the evening hours of August 25 and early morning hours of August 26. As the summer season draws to an end, remember some of these important tips: Never let family or friends drive impaired; Plan ahead, give your keys to a designated driver before you go out, call a taxi, take mass transit, or use your favorite ride sharing se

(Springfield, IL)  --  The State of Illinois has sold $965,770,000 in General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A and Series B of September 2018. The $641,160,000 Series A of September 2018 were a takeout of the State’s $600 million in 2003B variable rate bonds and the termination of five swaps associated with those bonds. The refunding will eliminate all the variable rate exposure and remove the highest-cost debt from the State’s capital market programs. Proceeds from the $324,610,000 Series B Bonds of September 2018 will be used to refund several series of previously issued general obligation bonds of the State. Total debt service savings of $33,643,047, or 5.89 percent of present-value savings were derived from the Series B Bonds, and each individual bond selected for refunding in this series had in excess of 3 percent present-value savings to the State. The State received bids from 87 institutional investors totaling $4,166,070,000 in orders, or a 4.3 times subscription for the bo

(Canton, IL)  --  Fulton County Rehabilitation Center, Incorporated has announced the Staff of the Month for August.  Laura Peters has been selected as Staff of the Month for August of this year.  Peters is the Program Support Person, and has been with FCRC since February 2016. As the Program Support Person, Peters plans and schedules events for the individuals served both inside and outside the facility. She has been very busy this summer planning events such as trips to the zoo, shopping, library, fire station, local parks, the movie theater, Camp Big Sky, and the orchard, to name a few. Peters also brought in individuals for educational events, a pampering day, and craft activities. Peters is dependable, flexible and fills in wherever she is needed. She gets along with everyone and takes special pride in her one-on-one interactions with the individuals she serves. Peters is now eligible for 2018 Staff of the Year.

(Undated)  --  Hy-Vee, Inc. recently announced that the flu vaccine is available at its more than 250 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations throughout its eight-state region without an appointment or prescription. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends people 6 months and older get a flu vaccine each year to prevent getting and spreading the flu virus. In addition, Hy-Vee Healthy You mobiles can be reserved for flu vaccine clinics as a convenient health and wellness benefit for a company’s employees. Clinics are typically held September through November, and can be scheduled by emailing workplacewellness@hy-vee.com. Hy-Vee pharmacists conduct a screening process to ensure that they are administering the vaccine type most beneficial for each individual. People at high risk of serious flu complications include young children, pregnant women, those with chronic health conditions, and individuals ages 65 and older. Medicare and most insurance plans cover the flu vaccine and ot

(Macomb, IL)  --  The Office of Community Outreach at Spoon River College in Macomb is offering a Manufacturing Boot Camp from 5-9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday nights beginning September 11 and ending on September 27. The classes will be held at the Macomb Outreach Center.  Area manufacturers – NTN-Bower, Pella Corporation, Yetter Manufacturing, Schuld/Bushnell, and Vaughan and Bushnell – recently teamed up to hold a job application rodeo and a meet the manufactures event in Macomb in preparation of the 350 new jobs they say will be coming over the next 18-24 months as they complete upgrades and product lines along with other preparatory work. The program is designed for those interested in employment in manufacturing or who have recently joined the manufacturing workforce, and will feature lectures with some hands-on learning. Topics that will be covered include introduction to machining and electricity, machine shot mathematics, blue print reading and tolerance, measuring, safety in

Four Wounded, One Arrested In Quad Cities Stabbing (Rock Island, IL)  --  A Rock Island man is looking at a host of felony charges after police say he went on a stabbing spree Tuesday.  Prosecutors yesterday filed charges against 29-year-old Dmarlo Bryant.  Investigators say he stabbed a 44-year-old woman, a six-year-old boy, and a 19-year-old woman, and bit a 22-year-old man.  But they are not saying why.  Police say none of the injuries are life threatening. McLean County Coroner Calls Penis Harvesting Story Fake (Bloomington, IL)  --  The coroner in Bloomington is assuring people that no one in her office is harvesting penises.  McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis this week started spreading the word after she says a fake news website published a story about someone who doesn't work in her office stealing men's private parts.  Davis says the phones rang off the hook at her office after the story first started making the rounds. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan To Investi