Burlington woman charged with murder
A Burlington woman is charged with first-degree murder following a fatal stabbing.
Police responded to an apartment in the 300 block of Angular Street around 4:58 p.m. Saturday, March 1 for a report of a male who had been stabbed and was unresponsive.
Officers located the victim, who had what appeared to be a single stab wound. The victim was identified as Derius L. Moore, 33, of Chicago.
Moore was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Macomb to get glass-only recycling bin
Macomb will soon have a location where people can drop off glass for recycling.
The purple bin will be placed outside Farm King, 1620 E. Jackson St., this spring.
The Macomb Women’s Club this week gave the city a nearly $54,000 check to pay for the container and construction of its concrete storage area. The city is acting as the fiscal agent for the project.
The city currently allows glass in its recycling program, as well as plastic, food and beverage cans, paper, and flattened cardboard and paperboard.
But advocates for glass-only say that co-mingling recyclables leads to more of them ending up in landfills.
They say when glass-only containers are used, around 98% of the glass gets recycled.
Jennings appointed to lead ROE #33
There will soon be a change of leadership for Regional Office of Education #33 serving Henderson, Knox, Mercer, and Warren counties.
Kathryn Jennings has been appointed to serve as regional superintendent beginning July 1. She has worked in the office since 2021.
Current Regional Superintendent Jodi Scott and Assistant Superintendent Lori Loving are both retiring.
Regional Offices of Education work with the Illinois State Board of Education to support local school districts.
Jennings graduated Culver-Stockton College in 2008, then earned a master’s degree in education as a reading specialist from Western Illinois University in 2012. She earned a second master’s degree from WIU in educational leadership in 2017 for principal licensure.
In 2023, she completed the superintendent program, earning her superintendent's license. She is currently completing her doctoral degree in educational leadership.
Death of Burlington infant under investigation
The Office of the Iowa State Medical Examiner is investigating the death of a Burlington infant.
Police responded to a residence in the 2200 block of South 13th Street at around 7:15 a.m. Saturday, March 1 for a report of a suspicious incident involving an infant.
They found an unresponsive three-month-old girl who was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy has been scheduled.
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