CHAMPAIGN — An adult employee at a daycare facility in Rantoul has come down with monkeypox. The “patient is doing well and the case poses little risk to general public,” the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District announced on Friday. They’re currently investigating the case. According to The News-Gazette, it’s the state’s first case of monkeypox at…
Tax on eligible items will decrease to 1.25% from 6.25% from Aug. 5-14 SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Friday and lasting through Aug. 14, the state will reduce its sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 1.25 percent for certain clothing items costing less than $125 and school supplies. The “tax holiday” was included in Gov. JB…
Friday, August 5, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Fair in Springfield is less than a week away, and fair organizers aim to make this year’s event bigger and better. A temporary sales tax reduction begins on August 5 in Illinois. Central Illinois is expected to see more heat and humidity this weekend. How will that…