Tom Cullerton sentenced to 1 year in prison for embezzlement
SPRINGFIELD – A federal judge in Chicago handed down a one-year prison sentence Tuesday for a former state senator who once chaired the Senate Labor Committee. Tom Cullerton, a Villa Park Democrat, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of embezzlement for receiving salary and benefits from Teamsters Joint Council 25 as a purported […]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey joining Trump and Miller at rally
MONTICELLO – State Senator Darren Bailey, a leading contender in the Illinois Republican gubernatorial race, is joining former President Trump and U.S. Representative Mary Miller at a rally this Saturday evening, June 25, at the Adams County fairgrounds in Mendon. Bailey is a long-time supporter of Miller. The freshman congresswoman from rural Coles County is […]
A historian says Robert and John Gregg Allerton hid the truth about their relationship
Not only is Allerton Park the self-proclaimed best-kept secret of Illinois, but its founders carried a secret of their own as well. University of Kansas professor Nicholas Syrett’s latest book details the relationship between the park’s namesakes, Robert and John Gregg Allerton – a gay couple who claimed to be a father-son duo in public. The […]
217 Today: Changing agriculture industry includes more science-focused jobs and workers without degrees
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger says he’s received a death threat for his role in investigating the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Several Chicago-area counties have been lowered to a “medium risk” level for COVID-19 transmission based on benchmarks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A recent […]
Agriculture companies have lots of job openings in STEM fields, far from the farm
Agriculture companies are looking for people who are interested in science, and hiring managers are increasingly looking for people who don’t have traditional ag backgrounds. ST. LOUIS — Jobs in agriculture don’t just take place on the farm. Across the Midwest, plant science and ag companies are looking for scientists and others in STEM to […]
