MARION – Open registration begins today for interested businesses and employers to sign up to become a vendor for the highly-anticipated return of the 2022 Southern Illinois Made Expo. After two years of postponement due to COVID-19, this year’s event is set to take place at the Marion Pavilion on October 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
MT. VERNON – Mt. Vernon City leaders braved threatening skies Friday morning to turn dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Mt. Vernon Police Department (MVPD). Mayor John Lewis confirmed the project being built by Holland Construction Services will be completed by this time next year. Lewis noted problems the current facility has had with efficiency…
MARION – The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for Saturday’s DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Williamson County Administrative Building in Marion. The service is free and anonymous. The public can drop off potentially dangerous prescription…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Office of Broadband Wednesday announced $47 million in funding for 22 projects in every region of the state through the second round of Connect Illinois, the state’s broadband expansion plan. Round Two funding includes $23 million in Connect Illinois grant awards matched by $24…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IOCI RADIO) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law legislation that will allow midwives to go through a new licensing process to provide care before, during and after the delivery of babies. The governor said he hopes the bill he signed into law last week will prevent pregnancy-related deaths. Under the law,…
A human trafficking suit has spread to Hindu temples in five states. A lawsuit, in which workers accuse a Hindu organization of human trafficking for luring them from India to build a temple in New Jersey for as little as $1.20 a day, has widened to four other states. In an amended lawsuit filed last…
AJR’s latest album, OK Orchestra, was released in March, and now, at the tail end of the summer, the Met brothers are finally able to go back to touring after nearly two years off the stage. I got a chance to go to one of the first live performances of the OK Orchestra Tour in…
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) on Thursday announced the recipients of the 2021 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $3.3 million was awarded to 149 fire departments/districts and EMS providers across the state. The OSFM received 448 applications, requesting around $10.5 million in funding for this grant period. Local communities who received…
Stephanie Wooley from S. I. Suzuki Strings stopped by the studio for a visit on Mornings with Murph and got to do a little music analysis! Twitter users are saying the new Neighborhood song “Stargazing” sounds a lot like “Pink Lemonade” from James Bay’s 2018 album. So Murph and Stephanie take a listen to see…
Rob Zombie is not only directing “The Munsters” but will also be writing the script. Of course this is based on the 60’s sitcom “The Munsters” which was all about a family of monsters. Check out his announcement on instagram below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by RobZombieofficial (@robzombieofficial)