WGFA News…Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Illinois…2 fatally injured in Jasper County accident…Federal Unemployment benefits cut
<<WEATHER>> Expect mostly cloudy conditions throughout East-central Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Afternoon highs expected to reach 37 degrees with a breezy northerly wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy… low 24.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny… high 37.
Extended forecast: Sunny skies through Saturday…normal temperatures…highs in the 40s.
It’s Severe Weather Prepardness Week in Illinois, a time to prepare your family, business, and schools for the possibility of dangerous spring weather that could affect the state of Illinois.
Safety tips are available to the public…go online to www.Ready.Illinois.gov or call (217) 785-9888 for a Severe Weather Prepardness Guide. Information can also be found at the National Weather Service’s Lincoln, IL webpage: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/
In addition, a TEST tornado warning will go into affect for the entire state of Illinois this morning at 10am. Take this time to go over safety proceedures in the event of a tornado warning being issued for your area.
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Two Jasper County residents are dead following a one-car crash in Remington on Sunday night. 64-year-old George Christner of Goodland and 59-year-old Mary Jacobs of Remington were headed east on U-S 24 when the minivan driven by Christner crossed the center line, left the roadway, and hit a tree. Both Christner and Jacobs were ejected from the vehicle and were pronounced dead at the scene. The wreck is still under investigation.
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Thousands of unemployed Illinois citizens will lose their unemployment benefits this week. That’s due to Congress failing to pass a bill that extends federal unemployment insurance.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security says this month about 15,000 people in the state will be kicked off federal unemployment insurance programs every week.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security now has a link on their website that has helpful information for people who’ve exhausted their unemployment benefits. That can be found at: http://www.ides.state.il.us/resources/default.asp
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