Month: January 2024

A Class 3 felony of aggravated battery in a public place and a Class A misdemeanor of battery have been filed against a Mercer County School Board member. The charges in Mercer County Circuit Court [FULL STORY]

Mercer County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the [FULL STORY]

Ameren is warning its customers in Illinois to be aware of an increase in online scams. The scammers are developing fraudulent website listings that mimic the company’s website and include fake contact phone numbers and [FULL STORY]

An Aledo man connected to two deaths in Moline is dead. Police say Steven Herring was found shot to death Wednesday at a home in the 3300 block of 25th Avenue. Not long after, Donna [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate at 4.3 percent. The December number compares to a 3.9 percent figure recorded the same time a year ago, according to data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment [FULL STORY]