Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54.
Report: 49 more children die in Illinois DCFS care last year than year before
January 13, 2023 By Leave a Comment
(The Center Square) – A new report by an inspector general for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shows 171 children died while in contact with the department last year, 40% more than the year before. Lawmakers are now demanding action.
Some Illinois sheriffs won’t enforce Pritzker’s gun ban, registry
January 13, 2023 By Leave a Comment
It is now illegal to buy or sell more than 170 semi-automatic firearms. Those who owned such guns before the ban went into effect Tuesday when the governor signed the measure must register them with Illinois State Police by Jan. 1, 2024. There’s also a ban on long gun magazines of more than 10 and handgun magazines of more than 15.
Lille Mae (Price) Painter-Valier, IL
January 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Lillie Mae (Price) Painter, 85, of Valier, passed away on January 11, 2023 at the Herrin Hospital.
She was born on April 26, 1937 in Royalton, IL to Everett William and Lizzie Della (Adkins) Price. She married James “Jim” N. Painter on June 21, 1956.
She is survived by her husband Jim Painter of Valier; two daughters Tracy Ann Painter of Edwardsville, IL and Amy Jo (Daniel) McKean of Homewood KS; grandchildren Dustin Caine Sizemore, Alexander James McKean and Jack Thomas McKean and several; she was known as “Aunt Sissy” to her many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters Lois Bradley, Ruby Bartlow and Myrtle June Kunz and two brothers Frank James “Budge” Price and Steven Alan Price.
Lillie was born in Royalton but was raised in Christopher and was a member of the Christopher Marching Band, she was very active in school plays and graduated from the Christopher High School in 1955. She was a purchasing agent for the Department of Defense in St Louis, MO, and when she lived in Brunswick, GA with her husband, she was very active in many organizations.
Funeral services will be on Saturday at 12:00 PM at the Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher with Pastor Tony Price officiating. Visitation will be on Saturday from 11:00 AM until the time of the service at 12:00 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be at Miner’s Cemetery in Royalton.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital or to the First Christian Church in Christopher, envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
For more information go to our website www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com
Southern Region of Nutrien attends training session at RLC’s Agronomy Innovation Center
January 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Uplifting agriculture industry with future-focused training at RLC
January 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Southern Region of Nutrien recently attended a training session at Rend Lake College’s Agronomy Innovation Center, provided by Syngenta. The training covered machines and applications for agricultural spray application, including mixing, cleaning, and chemicals. The partnership with Syngenta allowed Nutrien to upskill its current agricultural employees and encourage a pipeline of students for the future workforce.
Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin released from the hospital
January 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills safety Damar Hamlin was released from a Buffalo hospital on Wednesday, more than a week after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated during a game at Cincinnati, after his doctors said they completed a series of tests.
Daily Hope: How God Uses Grief to Help You Grow
January 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Grief, loss, and pain are inevitable parts of life. But did you know that God uses these things to help you grow? He does it in three ways.
Turnover and change are backdrop as new General Assembly is sworn in, despite continued Democratic dominance
January 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD — Every two years, when a new Illinois General Assembly is inaugurated, the leadership offers rhetoric filled with hope, bipartisanship and a message of unity in which both political parties promise to work together for the state’s residents.
NFL 2023 Super Wild Card Weekend: Ranking every matchup in the opening round of the playoffs, from 1-6
January 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The race to State Farm Stadium for Super Bowl LVII is underway. The regular season is complete and now we have Super Wild Card Weekend on the horizon that features several notable matchups. Interestingly enough, each one of these head-to-heads is a rematch from a game earlier this season, marking just the fifth time that’s happened during the opening round of the postseason since the 1970 merger. We have some of the NFL’s top defense and best quarterbacks set to take the playoff stage, so they’ll be no shortage of drama.
