Federally insured local farmers who utilize cover crops are now eligible to receive a discounted crop insurance rate under a new program advocated by State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill).
On Dec. 11, 2019, Stephen R. and Peggy Waller purchased a home at 460 Woodside Trail, Decatur from Lyndal Guenther Brand, Jeffrey R Guenther and Eileen M. Guenther (deceased) for $40,000.
On Dec. 11, 2019, Vincent H. Conlee Jr. and Brooke L Zehr Conlee purchased a home at 1645 Hunters Pointe Court, Mount Zion from Steven L Orrick Jr. and Kristina M Orrick for $268,000.
Only one word comes to the mind of Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) with regard to the booming business the new “abortion hub of the Midwest" has experienced since radically relaxing its laws earlier this year.
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) concedes that longtime Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) may or may not have broken any laws, but the intense scrutiny he faces is far from unwarranted.