Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 12th of October.
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🏘️ Community
Wildlife Scary Park returns for its 41st year by offering local families interactive outdoor animal exhibits this season in Springfield.
The event promises a tradition of wildlife fun for all ages.
💼 Business
Taqueria El Pollo, a Mexican restaurant at 635 W.
Jefferson St. since March 2020, will close by Oct. 31 after its lease ended; gift cards remain available until month-end as the building is listed for sale at $470,000.
Renovations at the former Hiller Automotive property on MacArthur Boulevard have begun after local entrepreneur Kenton Childs closed a deal on Sept.
30 to turn it into a Midas location — negotiations with a New Jersey-based group could finalize the transformation soon.
🎭 Culture
Local bakeries celebrate National Dessert Day on Oct.
14 by offering seasonal treats like cupcakes, pastries — and donuts. Incredibly Delicious in the historic Weber House and Smallcakes Cupcakery invite Springfield residents to enjoy a sweet day.
🎓 Education
A Springfield High freshman was named one of the nation’s top 300 junior innovators for a machine learning project that detects pneumonia in chest X-rays—he presented his work at the state science fair as the only finalist from central Illinois.
He plans to create an app for broader medical use.
🏛️ Government
The Illinois Department of Revenue has issued new documentation rules for red-dyed diesel penalty relief for farming, effective from Oct.
6 through Dec. 31. Farmers must show proof such as license plate, fill-up dates + invoices to avoid penalties after the relief period ends.
🏥 Health
Memorial Health urges residents to get flu shots as influenza spreads from travel.
Vaccines are offered at the drive-through on South Sixth Street Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at Saturday clinics; Dr. Anna Richie said the shot takes two weeks to work and cuts hospitalizations.
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