COLLINSVILLE - A man robbed the First Collinsville Bank at 800 Beltline Road about 10 a.m. Monday, inferring a weapon before fleeing with cash, police said. No one was hurt.
The robber wore a gray hooded jacket, blue jeans, a green baseball cap with yellow lettering and sunglasses. He walked out of the bank and left the area in a silver Ford or Toyota sedan. The man was seen at a nearby business prior to the robbery, but was not wearing sunglasses at that time. - http://goo.gl/hpKjw
CHICAGO - Illinois public health officials are alerting residents to a series of pertussis outbreaks in Cook County and the counties surrounding Chicago.
The Illinois Department of Public Health says that as of Tuesday there are nearly 1,150 pertussis cases statewide. There are 275 in Cook County, 227 in McHenry County, 217 in DuPage County and 112 in Lake County. Pertussis is also known as whooping cough. State officials are urging anyone in close contact with a person with confirmed or suspected pertussis to seek medical attention immediately.
The health department says pertussis outbreaks are cyclical and dramatic spikes are reported every four to five years.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers have approved a $330 million package of tax relief to businesses and individuals. The state Senate approved the business measure 44-9 on Tuesday. The individual tax relief passed 48-4. Both now go to Democratic Governor Pat Quinn, a supporter. Sears and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange see the most benefit. The companies had threatened to leave Illinois without financial help from the state. The legislation offers $100 million in tax relief to them and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The other measure increases tax credits for the working poor and raises the personal income-tax exemption. http://bit.ly/tenSb0
The Centralia City Council approved changes to the new Lake Centralia Leases at Monday's City Council Meeting. The Council approved the new lease form at their last City Council meeting. The change includes amending the terms of the lease from a twenty-year lease to a five-year lease with three automatic, successive five-year terms. Attorney Doug McCarty says the changes were made in order to comply with the Plat Act. He states nothing else in the lease has changed, and the new leases do not affect those with prior, existing lease agreements. "The new lease form is for new leasees, or in the case a lease is being transferred. If someone already has a lease under the old lease form, they will continue to be under their own lease form until their term is up, or until the city and that person both agree are willing to enter into a new lease. If someone is already under an existing lease, and they still got time left on that term, that contract, that lease is what they're living under", said McCarty. McCarty says the change was made to make sure that the City was in compliance with the plat map. The Council also approved the city to acquire roadway easement for access to the lake site E-1. The site was originally leased to Donald Brown, and does not have direct access to any public roadway. Brown originally made arrangements with a property owner that did have road access to use his property to gain access to his lease. Since Mr. Brown has passed away, the property owner had denied access to the site. The resolution of the easement will allow access to the site. http://bit.ly/tenSb0