Stray Monitor lizard causes flooding in Bankok
Rujira Mahaprom, a specialist at Save Wildlife Thailand, said monitor lizards can often be found around water. One may have entered the pump looking for a place or hide. The animals find easy passage in Bangkok’s extensive
Governor signs Banking Development Districts Act
CHICAGO – Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Banking Development Districts Act into law on Friday. The legislation creates a new incentive program for the creation of bank branches in underserved communities. Banks and local governments
Statewide Unemployment Rate Down, Payroll Jobs Up in April
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage point
Streator Police Chief retires in June
STREATOR – The city of Streator has received plenty of applications for its next police chief, since the announcement of Chief Robert Turner’s retirement. Turner has been Streator Police Chief since January of 2021. Turner has