On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, State Representative Tony McCombie announced she will join all 43 of her House Republican colleagues by co-sponsoring HJRCA 10. This legislation is designed to implement a Constitutional Amendment, requiring an independent redistricting commission to take the redistricting process out of politicians’ hands. “The time of
On Thursday, January 17, 2019, State Representative Tony McCombie filed House Bill 367,…legislation that will effectively target gun dealers who have proven to be the “bad actors,” on the same day Governor Jay Robert “J. B.” Pritzker signed…SB337 into law…. Said Representative Tony McCombie, “We should be focusing our efforts
The City of Morrison, IL, has declared a Snow Emergency beginning this afternoon, Friday, January 18, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. This Snow Emergency is effective through Monday morning, January 21, at 8:00 a.m.–or until all snow has been removed from the full width of the streets. No parking on Snow
On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, House Republicans rejected legislation to end the shutdown and fund the Government until Friday, February 1. [This] would [have] give the President and Congressional leaders time to find a compromise on border security, without holding unrelated Federal agencies hostage. This is the seventh piece of
The Monday, January 14, 2019, City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. PUBLIC COMMENT V. REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS/DEPARTMENT HEADS
Morrison Historic Preservation Commission will meet on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, beginning at 5:00 p.m., in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Room of City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call/Attendance III. Approval of February
On December 18, 2018, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos announced Federal funding for lead abatement, that will be available to families in Galesburg, IL, and across Illinois. The funding will come through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), specifically, the Lead Hazard Reduction Program (LHRP) and HUD’s Healthy Homes funding.
On Wednesday evening, December 19, 2018, the U. S. Senate unanimously passed Congresswoman Cheri Bustos’s (IL-17) Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act to support widows and widowers of fallen soldiers, sending the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. The bill extends residential leasing protections to surviving spouses of servicemembers killed
Editor’s note: Whiteside Economic Development Director Gary Camarano wrote this article. A new trail map entitled “Building Art,” featuring murals in the Whiteside County/Northwest Illinois Region, has been released by Whiteside County Economic Development. The trail map is accessible on the Whiteside County website. It identifies 40 pieces of Building
Word has reached the Northwest Illinois Film Office (NIFO) that independent film “Hunting God” has completed post-production and is now finalizing distribution deals. Principal filming took place in Savanna, IL, in April 2018. It appears to be right on schedule for release, according to Director, Justin Jackola. Jackola, shown below,
The Monday, December 10, 2018, City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. PUBLIC COMMENT V. REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS/DEPARTMENT HEADS
Illinois presented 23 localities with honors for the 2018 Governor’s Hometown Awards program, during a special reception at the Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. Morrison Loft 112 was represented by Kim Ewoldsen, left, Executive Director of Morrison Area Development Corporation; Jerry Lindsey, MADC President; Barry Dykhuizen, right, Morrison
The Whiteside Carrol Enterprise Zone (WCEZ) will host two Enterprise Zone Informational meetings in December 2018. Each meeting will present local businesses with information about this local business incentive and how it can assist businesses in their expansion or location in Whiteside and Carroll Counties. Sessions will explain what the
Morrison Historic Preservation Commission will meet on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, beginning at 5:00 p.m., in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Room of City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call/Attendance III. Approval of October
The Monday, November 26, 2018, City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. PUBLIC COMMENT V. REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS/DEPARTMENT HEADS