Afternoon News Update: Friday August 15
- Police say that a man was shot in Beloit last night in the 500 block of 8th Street. But when officers arrived on the scene, but the victim was already gone. A male victim with a single gunshot wound entered Beloit Memorial Hospital. The injury is considered to be non-life threatening. However, police say they're not sure if the victim they found is the same as the 8th Street shooting.
- An Illinois State Police investigation into a Stateline area crash has found no evidence that the squad cars involved had any contact with a vehicle in which they were pursuing. There is currently a warrant out for Drakaar Malone, the alleged driver who is now paralyzed from the crash. The charges include reckless homicide and aggravated DUI. He is currently confined to a hospital bed in Sycamore paralyzed from the neck down. If convicted of all charges, Malone could spend up to 19 years in prison.
- A Dixon manufacturer announces its bringing more jobs to the Stateline. BorgWarner plans to invest $9.4 million dollars into its Dixon plant. The expansion will create 40 new jobs and is expected to take 3 years to complete.
- One of Illinois’s newest industries is going through some big security related changes. Medical marijuana growing operations will require vaults, video surveillance systems and security guards, costing up to $1.8 million for a large-scale grow operation. The Illinois State Police is hiring eight investigators to review the security plans of the aspiring growers and retailers.
- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is spreading the word about “Consumer Mythbusters,” the theme of her office’s tent at this year’s Illinois State Fair. She believes that Student loan forgiveness, or credit card consolidation, are often the subject of scams. Madigan added that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
- There’s one less hoop that disabled veterans will have to jump through to get a handicap parking placard renewed.Under a new Illinois law, if they’re deemed permanently disabled, they won’t have to submit a letter from their doctor every year confirming that their disability still exists. The law takes effect next year.
- The credit card information of Jewel-Osco and Shop 'n save customers in Illinois may have been compromised. Grocery store chain Supervalu says hackers accessed a network that processes store transactions and stores in as many as five states could be affected. The company hasn't determined if any cardholder data has actually been stolen.
- Wisconsin wildlife officials are asking people to count and record chimney swift sightings. The birds roost by the hundreds in brick chimneys as they prepare to migrate south to the Amazon River. The state Department of Natural Resources is asking people to keep watch for the birds around chimneys about 30 minutes before sunset through next month.
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