AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Marine Illinois. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/marine-il 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/marine-il https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:20:32 -0600 80% of pre-existing smoke alarms in homes that received new smoke alarms from the “Be Alarmed!” program were non-functional or expired https://www.americantowns.com/news/test-inspect-and-replace-broken-or-expired-smoke-alarms-as-you-change-the-clock-this-weekend-31486103-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/test-inspect-and-replace-broken-or-expired-smoke-alarms-as-you-change-the-clock-this-weekend-31486103-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Homeowners struggling to keep up with housing payments during the COVID-19 pandemic may now apply for up to $60,000 in assistance, doubling the https://www.americantowns.com/news/pritzker-administration-reopens-housing-assistance-program-for-illinois-homeowners-31486105-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pritzker-administration-reopens-housing-assistance-program-for-illinois-homeowners-31486105-chicago-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Multiyear effort improves safety, community mobility, quality of life ROCKFORD – The Illinois Department of Transportation was joined on Nov https://www.americantowns.com/news/west-state-street-project-celebrated-in-rockford-31486113-rockford-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/west-state-street-project-celebrated-in-rockford-31486113-rockford-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Public Health Department Urges Illinoisans to Get Fully Vaccinated for Protection from COVID-19 & Flu Before the Holiday Season; Illinois Reports https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-announces-distribution-of-1-million-free-covid19-rapid-tests-for-vulnerable-illinoisans-31486124-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-announces-distribution-of-1-million-free-covid19-rapid-tests-for-vulnerable-illinoisans-31486124-chicago-il.html Health and Fitness Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Oswego, Ill. – "Idiots." Here's what Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder had to say about it: "The union carpenter, the single https://www.americantowns.com/news/biden-has-choice-words-for-illinois-voters-31486074-oswego-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/biden-has-choice-words-for-illinois-voters-31486074-oswego-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 New Direct Forgivable Loan Program fully financed by the State will provide immediate capital to conditionally approved social equity licensees https://www.americantowns.com/news/pritzker-administration-makes-875-million-in-forgivable-loans-available-for-social-equity-cannabis-licensees-31487736-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pritzker-administration-makes-875-million-in-forgivable-loans-available-for-social-equity-cannabis-licensees-31487736-chicago-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Public Health Department Urges Illinoisans to Get Fully Vaccinated for Protection from COVID-19 & Flu Before the Holiday Season; Illinois https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-announces-more-than-15-million-illinoisans-have-received-bivalent-covid19-vaccines-31488386-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-announces-more-than-15-million-illinoisans-have-received-bivalent-covid19-vaccines-31488386-chicago-il.html Health and Fitness Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 First Social Equity-Owned Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses Issued CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional https://www.americantowns.com/news/idfpr-issues-first-full-social-equity-cannabis-dispensing-organization-licenses-31488404-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idfpr-issues-first-full-social-equity-cannabis-dispensing-organization-licenses-31488404-chicago-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 ILGOP Supporting Two Lawsuits Over Transparency and Mishandled Ballots Throughout the 2022 election cycle, the Illinois Republican Party has been https://www.americantowns.com/news/ilgop-supporting-two-lawsuits-over-transparency-and-mishandled-ballots-31488770-raleigh-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ilgop-supporting-two-lawsuits-over-transparency-and-mishandled-ballots-31488770-raleigh-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Illinois Supreme Court Races Are All About the Machine's Political Power For decades, the Mike Madigan – Ed Burke Machine has controlled https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-illinois-supreme-court-races-are-all-about-the-machines-political-power-31488773-dakota-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-illinois-supreme-court-races-are-all-about-the-machines-political-power-31488773-dakota-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced on Nov 7th, the state has recorded a new, unprecedented number of https://www.americantowns.com/news/illinois-reaches-six-consecutive-months-of-record-low-unemployment-claims-31486973-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/illinois-reaches-six-consecutive-months-of-record-low-unemployment-claims-31486973-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 SPRINGFIELD – The State of Illinois on Nov 14th, kicked off the eighth annual National Apprenticeship Week. To celebrate the occasion, https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-of-illinois-celebrates-national-apprenticeship-week-november-1420-2022-31489794-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-of-illinois-celebrates-national-apprenticeship-week-november-1420-2022-31489794-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Illinois in best fiscal shape in decades SPRINGFIELD -- The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) released the annual https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-releases-fiveyear-forecast-showing-projected-longterm-budgetary-deficits-nearly-eliminated-31489809-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-releases-fiveyear-forecast-showing-projected-longterm-budgetary-deficits-nearly-eliminated-31489809-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) on Nov 14th, announced that with the closure of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/pritzker-administration-announces-more-than-1-billion-in-emergency-rental-assistance-disbursed-to-renters-and-landlords-31489812-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pritzker-administration-announces-more-than-1-billion-in-emergency-rental-assistance-disbursed-to-renters-and-landlords-31489812-chicago-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Romeoville, Bolingbrook project improves safety, mobility, quality of life ROMEOVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation was joined https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-improved-weber-road-and-interchange-opened-celebrated-in-will-county-31489833-romeoville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-improved-weber-road-and-interchange-opened-celebrated-in-will-county-31489833-romeoville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600