Labor leader sworn in as newest McLean County board member
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BLOOMINGTON (HOI) - A labor leader is the newest member of the McLean County Board.
The board Thursday night approved Chairman John McIntyre s appointment of Jim Rogal to represent District 4, covering west and northwest Normal.
Rogal replaces Logan Smith, who resigned in June to accept a job out of state. Smith is a Democrat, so his replacement had to come from the same party. Republicans continue to hold an 11-9 majority on the county board.
Rogal will serve the rest of Smith s term, which expires in December 2022.
Rogal works for Laborers International Union of North America, and is vice president of the Normal Public Library Board. He previously worked at legislative liaison for the Illinois Department of Corrections, and was special assistant to the chief of state for the Illinois Senate President.
WGLT Jim Rogal, right, speaks with McLean County Board Chair John McIntyre and Sally Pyne following Monday s McLean County Board Executive Committee meeting.
A McLean County Board candidate withdrew her candidacy for a vacant seat Monday, paving the way for the only other applicant to fill the post.
Democrat Sally Pyne said a county GOP official asked her to apply for the vacant seat in District 4 that covers parts of west and northwest Normal. Pyne and Jim Rogal were the only candidates who filed to serve the remaining 17 months of Logan Smith’s term. Smith announced last month he was taking a job out of state.
Denver Police identify 4 arrested at downtown hotel Friday night
Published: July 11, 2021 4:36 PM EDT
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Four people were arrested on weapon and drug offenses by the Denver Police Department Friday night at a downtown Denver hotel. Officers were called to the Maven Hotel at 1850 Wazee Street at about 8:20 p.m. after receiving a tip from the public.
A shelter-in-place order was issued to two floors of the hotel, DPD Officer Anna Muñoz said. CBS4 was told those two floors were at the top of the hotel which had a wide vantage point of the area near Coors Field.
No one was told to leave the building or area, police tell CBS4.
Juneau Post 25 defeated Dimond Post 21 on Thursday at Adair Kennedy Field. The two teams play tonight at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1 and 3:30 p.m. (Klas Stolpe / KINY) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team topped Dimond Post 21 in a non-league game, 10-3 on Thursday at Adair Kennedy Field.
“Defense is something we still need to improve on,” Juneau co-coach Jeremy Ludeman said. “We have to keep striving for that quality. Even in today’s game we had a few errors that could have changed and ended the game earlier and saved a bit of our pitching.”
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