Month: April 2020

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with local State Rep. Dan Swanson Friday morning, getting his reaction to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s extension of the state’s “stay at home” order through the end of May.

An Aledo man is sentenced to five-years in prison for hitting a Bettendorf police officer with his car. Police say 24-year-old Jonathan Swearingen pleaded guilty to assault on a police officer in February after leading [FULL STORY]

Based on data from scientists and health experts and after consulting with stakeholders across the state, Governor JB Pritzker announced that he will sign a modified version of the state’s stay at home order that [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate is at 4.7 percent. The latest number is for March and represents a 1.8 percent improvement from the same period one year ago. Unemployment is also down from year over [FULL STORY]

The System is Down podcast out of Aledo is hosting a live virtual libertarian presidential candidate debate on Friday, April 24, 7-9:30 p.m. Central. Thirteen candidates will be there: Ken Armstrong, Dan Behrman, Kenneth Blevins, [FULL STORY]

Mercer County has a seventh positive COVID-19 test. The latest case involves a male between the ages of 40 and 60. Statewide, there are now over 35,000 positive cases out of 164,000 tests. The Illinois [FULL STORY]