The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business group will meet for lunch Monday, August 20 for a program on human trafficking, one of the most under reported crimes in the nation.
According to the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention, close to two million people are treated for injuries from slips or falls annually in emergency departments in the U.S.
Pepsi is sponsoring a promotion to collect specially marked Dr. Pepper brand caps (Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Cherry Dr. Pepper, Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Orange/Grape/Strawberry Crush, Squirt, and Crisp and Clear water).
Friends of Kyle Thompson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $14,019.40 from Jan. 1 through March 31, according to its first quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Altamont Community Unit School District 10 accumulated $8.23 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of public schools data.