Marine Corps birthday draws Decatur crowd
Veterans gathered at Woody's Bar in Decatur to support the 242nd birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. This event put a focus on the family that makes up the Marines.
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Illinois ranks among top for human trafficking cases
Human trafficking is one of the most under reported crimes, but according to UNICEF U.S.A., it is also the second largest crime industry in the world. Among the human trafficking cases, according to the Human Trafficking Hotline, the vast majority of those cases are sex trafficking.
Navy confirms downstate sailor among those missing from USS McCain
The U.S. Navy has identified a sailor from the USS McCain whose remains were recovered after a crash earlier this week, and it has released the names of nine other sailors still missing, including a man from downstate Illinois. The Illinois man, Logan Stephen Palmer, 23, a Third Class Interior Communications Electrician, went missing after the McCain crashed into an oil tanker near Singapore earlier this week, according to a news release from the Navy.
Active weather pattern setting up
The weather pattern turns active as the week comes to a close and continue into the weekend. On again off again showers possible from Friday night through Monday.
IL Receives $500,000 for Zika Prevention
Illinois is receiving more than $500,000 dollars in federal grants to help prepare for an outbreak of the Zika Virus. Local physicians say the money is crucial to finding a cure.