Rich Egger

Heather Norman is currently TSPR's underwriting and outreach coordinator, a position she’s held since 2014. Norman has also been handling development director duties the past couple years.

Vice News reported many of the journalists who survived the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are still covering Congress. But things don't feel normal to them.

The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees will have someone new leading its next meeting.

Poynter recently noted that UFOs have landed in mainstream media coverage. NPR and other outlets reported on a preliminary assessment from U.S. intelligence agencies looking into unidentified aerial phenomena. And Poynter noted that the New York Times ran a story a few years ago about what was described as a shadowy Pentagon program that investigated reports of UFOs. 

Less than 50% of west central Illinois residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Dr. Ed Card, Chief Medical Officer at McDonough District Hospital, said that should be a concern for everyone.

City leaders said AMERCO Real Estate Company plans to buy the building that mostly recently housed Kmart at 1325 East Jackson Street.

Inside Radio reported that Purdue University has agreed on terms to sell news/talk WBAA-AM and classical WBAA-FM in West Lafayette, Indiana to Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media.

Another round of improvements is complete at the Buchanan Center for the Arts. The latest renovations involved the first-floor gallery.  

Dr. Teresa Amott came to Knox College in 2011 as the first woman to lead the college, which was founded in 1837. She is leaving Knox after guiding the school through some interesting times, including the global pandemic of the past year.

Poynter has been reporting a series of stories about reporters who have lost their jobs. Those former reporters each have their own story to tell but they're similar in the how they underscore the challenges facing the profession of journalism and the people who work in the industry.

The Chicago-based Better Government Association handed out awards for investigative reporting. The top prize went to WBBM-TV for a story about a police raid on the wrong home, which the City of Chicago tried and failed to suppress in federal court before it aired.

Macomb will resume its summer festival Heritage Days after last year's event was canceled due to the pandemic. As part of the weekend celebration, the John Bliven Memorial Walk/Run will also resume after a year off.

Poynter examined a story ProPublica reported about the taxes paid by the wealthiest Americans. The ProPublica story said billionaires pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

Karen Terry graduated from Rushville High School and Western Illinois University before leaving the area to work and volunteer for social service agencies in cities such as Chicago, New York, and Atlanta. Now she is back in Macomb to serve as the Community Re-Housing Navigator for Genesis Garden.

RTDNA reported that it has joined more than 100 other groups in urging the Justice Department to include “treatment of the press” in its reviews of the Minneapolis Police Department, Louisville Metro Police Department, and any future inquiries the Justice Department might pursue.