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Rose passes legislation that gives first ever independent enforcement power to IDNR to deal with natural gas companies who pollute water supplies

Springfield, IL – The protection of the local water supply will be strengthened under legislation sponsored by State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) and passed by the Senate Nov. 28. Senate Bill 3549 will give, for the first time, full jurisdictional authority to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to […]

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SJO, Heritage/VG basketball capture victories, SJO Wrestler receive state-rank attention

By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com The Villa Grove/Heritage girls’ basketball team started the week with victories on back-to-back nights. The Blue Devils (5-2) dispatched Westville 62-36 on Monday and followed up with a narrow 55-49 conquest of Salt Fork on Tuesday. In the game at Westville (3-3), Kyleigh Block scored 12 […]

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Heritage Honor Roll changes discussed at recent board meeting, co-op with Villa Grove renewed

Honor roll changes at the Heritage School District are not happening—not yet anyway. At the November school board meeting the board discussed a teacher leadership committee recommendation that suggested moving high honors from 3.5 to 3.85 on the honor roll and moving honors from 3.9 to 3.5. Superintendent Tom Davis […]

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Middle Fork River Forest Preserve designated as International Dark Sky Park

The International Dark Sky Association has announced the accreditation of Middle Fork River Forest Preserve in Champaign County, Illinois, U.S., as an International Dark Sky Park, that state’s first such designation. The result caps a two-year effort to achieve the status in a collaboration between the Champaign County Forest Preserve District and […]