Amid a nationwide increase in dangerous driving behaviors, Bloomington-Normal’s police departments say staff shortages have limited their ability to do traffic enforcement.
Fairfield City Council The Fairfield City Council met last night with a fairly light, 4 item agenda. The TIF Surplus that will be returned to the taxing bodies was discussed, with $389,732 being returned to the taxing bodies. The current balance of TIF 1 is $1,477,292 with $772,194 already committed for projects such as the new water tower. A further discussion was held regarding the future of TIF and the new 1% Sales Tax that goes into effect January 1. Mayor Moore stated that the TIF Committee would be meeting before the meeting of the Joint Review Board. The council voted to purchase new Absorption Chamber Screens for the Water Filtration Plant at a cost of $61,932. The purchase was necessary to maintain water quality and was also recommended by the Water Engineer. A discussion for commercial properties with portable storage containers was held with the end result being that individual businesses wishing to place or keep the containers will have to make a formal request to the Fairf
The Wayne County Health Department announced 41 new cases of COVID-19 from Monday through Thursday, bringing its total to 3,295; 114 people were in isolation. Hamilton County added six cases yesterday and sat at 1,390; one person was hospitalized, and 22 were in isolation. Jefferson County reported 24. The state Department of Public Health announced 11,524 new cases yesterday and 40 additional deaths. Statewide totals sat at 1,827,518 cases and 26,499 deaths. The Southern Region had a seven-day positivity rate of 5.3 percent on November 29th, up from 4.7 percent on the 28th. Wayne City High School senior, Taj McKinney, has been named an Illinois State Scholar. This honor ranks Taj in the top 10% of Illinois High School students. Taj is the son of Samantha and Chris Bass and Kelby and Gara McKinney. He is a four-year member of the basketball team, history club, and Beta Club honor society and a member of the yearbook staff. Taj McKinney - IL State Scholar After being featured on the mus