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Cigarette prices in Illinois could jump by $1

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, 2:53pm
Cigarette prices in Illinois could jump by $1

It isn’t law yet, but a bill to raise the tax on cigarettes in the state of Illinois by $1 per pack is moving forward.

An Illinois Senate committee approved the measure on a 9-4 vote along party lines Tuesday.  Now, it goes to the full Senate and if they approve it, it’ll go to Governor Pat Quinn to be signed into law.

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Digital mammography available in Albion this week

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, 12:01pm
Digital mammography available in Albion this week

Fairfield Memorial Hospital will be taking their Digital Mammography Truck to Albion for a Mobile Mammo Event on Saturday, June 2 from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.  Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Digital Mammography Truck will be set up on the First Baptist Church Parking Lot at 112 S. 4th Street in Albion.  To schedule a Digital Mammogram for this Mobile Mammo Event on June 2, call the Fairfield Memorial Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department at 618-847-8249; however, walk-ins appointments are welcome.

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Lawmakers consider New Harmony Bridge options

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, 8:54am
Lawmakers consider New Harmony Bridge options

The New Harmony Bridge remains closed as Indiana and Illinois legislators look for ways to pay for millions of dollars in repairs.

Legislators are considering a plan to dissolve the private White County Bridge Commission and turn the facility’s management over to a new commission with representatives from both states.

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Identity of submerged car victim revealed

Submitted by Brad Conaway on Saturday, May 26th, 10:27 am

MT. CARMEL, IL (WFIE)- Upon completion of the autopsy, authorities have identified of the driver of the vehicle found in
the Wabash River as 85-year-old Agnes Girten of Mt. Carmel.

Police say the 911 call came in around 8:00 a.m.

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1,000-year-old Indian mounds being looted and damaged

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Friday, May 25th, 2012, 1:42pm
1,000-year-old Indian mounds being looted and damaged

They have withstood a thousand years of the four seasons – but they can’t stand up to four wheeling or looting.

The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Massac County Sheriff’s Department are seeking those responsible for the recent looting and all-terrain vehicle damage at Kincaid Mounds, a series of prehistoric Native American burial mounds in rural Massac and Pope counties.

“The criminal disturbance of these human burials in Kincaid Mounds is unconscionable,” said Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) Director Amy Martin.  “We hope to apprehend those who are responsible, which will serve as a deterrent to others who may be considering the desecration of our state’s heritage.”       

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Congressman's staff available in Carmi, Equality June 5

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Friday, May 25th, 2012, 9:45am
Congressman's staff available in Carmi, Equality June 5

A staff member from the office of Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) will be in Gallatin County and White County on Tuesday, June 5, from 11:30 a.m. till 1 p.m. at the Equality Municipal Building, 123 North Calhoun Street; and from 2 till 3:30 p.m. at the Carmi City Council Chambers, 225 Main Street.

The Traveling Help Desk enables constituents to meet face to face with a staff member instead of over the phone or having to drive to the office.

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Unemployment in SE Illinois lower than a year ago

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Friday, May 25th, 2012, 9:41am
Unemployment in SE Illinois lower than a year ago

The unemployment rate fell in 20 of the 21 counties in Southern Illinois compared to one year ago according to preliminary data released  by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).. The data is not seasonally adjusted.

Edwards County’s unemployment rate was 8.1% in April 2011 but has dropped to 7.1%. In White County, the rate now stands at 6.7%; in Wayne County 7.5% and in Wabash County 7.7%.  All counties in the 14 News viewing area have seen a drop in the number of unemployed residents from a year ago.

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