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Capital Area Region

12 candidates file for city council seats in Decatur

DECATUR -- There will not be a late February primary for the Decatur City Council in 2021. Twelve candidates made candidate filings to City Clerk Kim Althoff for the past week. The filing deadline for cities with over 10,000 residents and home rule municipalities across Illinois was at 5 p.m. today. Of the 12 filings, two are current aldermen. David Horn and Chuck Kuhle are both seeking re-election to their seats in the April consolidated election. A look at some of […]

todayNovember 23, 2020

East Central Illinois Region

Pana Chamber discusses Christmas events

PANA -- One question was under discussion during last week's Pana Chamber of Commerce virtual meeting. The question: "How can Pana handle Christmas events properly with COVID-19 still prevalent?" Chamber president Al Stupek would open the meeting with a discussion of their upcoming Christmas event. Stupek would state that the Lions Club was canceling their event as a result of their most recent meeting. All Santa events would also not take place. With an increase in COVID-19 cases in Pana […]

todayNovember 19, 2020

Bowling

Nokomis men’s bowling league scores: September 17, 2020

NOKOMIS -- There would be a slight reshuffling of the league standings at the end of the second week of bowling in Town Pump Bowl's men's bowling league on September 17. All teams would have their victories and failures this week as the standings shuffle. It was not a good night for one of the top three from opening week. Kamer's Kove (3-1) would lose all four points this week, falling to 3-5 and a tie for fifth. Globo Gym […]

todayNovember 16, 2020

Basketball

Illinois men’s basketball to open season home stretch November 25

CHAMPAIGN -- The University of Illinois Fighting Illini, ranked eighth in the AP Top 25, is hosting a multi-team event to kick off their 2020-21 season. This event will take place beginning November 25. It will run through the Thanksgiving holiday through Black Friday, November 27. This round-robin competition involves Wright State, Ohio, and North Carolina A&T (NCAT) featuring six games over three days. Illinois will face off against NCAT on Wednesday, followed by the Ohio/Wright State game. On Turkey […]

todayNovember 14, 2020

Bowling

Nokomis men’s bowling league scores: September 10, 2020

NOKOMIS -- Six teams would kick off the 2020-21 men's bowling league season Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7:00 p.m. The 2020-21 season is set to run for 30 weeks, according to the initial report provided on Wednesday, Nov. 11 by the host venue, Town Pump Bowl. Three teams -- Pocket Pounders, Globo Gym Purple Cobras, and Kamer's Kove -- would kick off the season with a great start to the season. The teams would win three series points and losing […]

todayNovember 12, 2020

East Central Illinois Region

Sources: Illinois Region 3 shutdown coming Sunday

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Region 3 of Illinois under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 reopening plan will be joining most of the state with increased restrictions on bars and restaurants. Several sources confirm the mitigation measures prohibiting bars and restaurants from having indoor service would start Sunday morning at 12:01 a.m. Region 3 includes Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, and Scott counties. West-central Illinois lawmakers and mayors gave Ezike […]

todayOctober 29, 2020

Halloween trick-or-treating Illinois

East Central Illinois Region

Despite COVID-19, Halloween trick-or-treating to go as planned

NOKOMIS -- Despite current COVID-19 restrictions that are ongoing, many area towns across south-central Illinois are still setting trick-or-treating times for Halloween. Residents choosing to participate are asked to turn their porch lights on. Trick-or-treaters should only go to those homes with their porch lights on. To allow for appropriate physical distancing, trick-or-treaters should wait until the group ahead of them is departing from one's home. Nokomis area Halloween dates and times The following are trick-or-treating dates and times for […]

todayOctober 23, 2020

Decision 2020

Montgomery County Clerk urges mail-in voters to not procrastinate

HILLSBORO -- It is important for voters to apply as soon as possible if they plan to vote by mail for the November 3 general election. Montgomery County Clerk Sandy Leitheiser could not press the importance of this enough. While the statutory deadline for receiving a mail-in ballot is October 29, Leitheiser is offering an extension. Through a partnership with other election authorities and state leadership, Leitheiser is working to get voters to apply much earlier. This is so that […]

todayOctober 23, 2020

Capital Area Region

Viral Facebook post reveals past crimes by Martin

SPRINGFIELD -- The crimes Abigail L. Martin has been accused of do not have limitations to three counties in Illinois or in North and South Carolina. It appears, according to a Facebook post last week, that many more victims are stepping up. Samantha Woolard of Delavan would publish a post on Thursday morning, Oct. 1. It has since gained traction, being shared 450 times as of press time. https://www.facebook.com/samantha.woolard.3/posts/3245526195574990 "My experience with Martin was an 'awful pleasure'" Woolard would describe […]

todayOctober 5, 2020

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