| Today's Local News |
 Bethalto Homecoming Starts Tonight  WBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 The Bethalto Homecoming is an eight decade-old Labor Day Weekend tradition, and this year's event gets started tonight at 5. With a good weather forecast, organizers are expecting record-breaking crowds. The four day festival will feature carnival rides for all ages, crafts, bingo, and a wide variety of food to tempt the palate. [Full Story] |
 State Crackdown Nets East Alton Man WBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 The Illinois Attorney General's Office has announced the arrest of a River Bend resident as part of a recent crackdown on those on the state's sex offender registry. 59 year old Mark Heppner of East Alton was arrested Wednesday and charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, and could face two to five years in prison.[Full Story] |
 Corn Maze Opens Tonight WBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 The corn is cut, the concession stand is stocked, and Glazebrook Park is ready for the 11th season of the Great Godfrey Maze. The attraction opens tonight at 6pm with a special ribbon cutting and kickoff to the fall season featuring a free movie...the original Alice in Wonderland. It ties in with the theme featuring the Mad Hatter.[Full Story] |
 D.O.C. Director OutWBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 Governor Pat Quinn says he did not ask Illinois Department of Corrections Director Mike Randle to resign. Randle announced Thursday he plans to leave the department September 17th. Earlier this year, Quinn blamed Randle for his role in a controversial early prisoner release program. Randle says he has decided to take a job in the corrections industry in Ohio.[Full Story] |
 State Sues California Company WBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 The state of Illinois is suing a California company for adding charges to Illinois customers’ phone bills. The defendant, ID Lifeguards of Glendale, Calif., and its owner, deceived consumers into unknowingly purchasing identity theft protection, adding $12.95 a month to their phone bills, according to the suit filed Thursday in Sangamon County by the attorney general.[Full Story] |
 Flu Shots Arriving in Illinois WBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 There's been little fanfare or concern about the flu so far this season; in fact the seasonal flu shots are already beginning to arrive in Illinois. State Health officials say flu shots should be available soon across the state. Illinois Department of Public Health Spokesperson Melaney Arnold says despite what some people think, September isn't too early to get vaccinated.[Full Story] |
 TEC Report WBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 State lawmakers may soon have to consider utility rate protections. But this time, it would be for a new utility: the Taylorville Energy Center. An Illinois Commerce Commission report, just released, indicates that the cost for power out of the clean coal facility could be twice that for wind or nuclear energy. The reasons are higher costs for construction, for a carbon dioxide sequestration system, for operation, and for materials such as natural gas. [Full Story] |
 DuQuoin Fair in Full Swing WBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 There are changes this year at the 87th Du Quoin State Fair. Most notable is the absence of the $500,000 horse race. It was a matter of finances, says Norm Hill, assistant fair manager. Despite that race being absent, harness racing still took place during opening weekend. For the rest of the race fans, there is auto racing this coming weekend. [Full Story] |
 Kirk’s Plan for the Economy WBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 The Republican seeking the U. S. Senate seat in Illinois this fall is rolling out a five-point plan for the economy. U. S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Highland Park) is in favor of: a line-item veto; ending earmarks; a three-fifths supermajority to spend beyond the nation’s means; the balanced budget amendment once promoted by the late Sen. Paul Simon; and a return to the Grace Commission for spending cuts.[Full Story] |
 Temple Grandin A Hit WBGZ Radio | Sep 3, 2010 A movie that has become a hit in the Autism community has won five Emmy awards, and one leader in Illinois hopes that’ll lead more people to watch it. The movie Temple Grandin is about a woman who has Autism. The movie starts when Grandin is young girl, and her mother is told that her odd behavior is because she—the mother—didn’t love her daughter enough. [Full Story] |
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