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East Central Illinois Region

Witt man faces charges in connection to local murder

WITT -- A Witt man is facing charges in Montgomery County Court in relation to a murder that took place on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 103 Vermilion St. As a result of an investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, 30-year-old Allan J. "AJ" Frayer was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Per the investigation, multiple gunshots from a .22 caliber rifle and knife wounds were the result of the […]

todayAugust 14, 2020 2

Education

ISBE survey: Most students in Illinois schools will be learning remotely this fall

(The Center Square) – Most students in Illinois will be learning remotely this fall, according to results from an Illinois State Board of Education survey. Parents and students wondering what their school district’s plans for the fall semester are amid COVID-19 concerns can find out through a new portal from the Illinois State Board of Education. ISBE has been surveying the state’s more than 850 school districts on reopening plans and it published a dashboard on the department's website that allows everyone to […]

todayAugust 12, 2020 2

Capital Area Region

Pritzker to require businesses to enforce mask rules or face fines up to $2,500 after Democrats let rule stick

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – For the next five months, Illinois business owners and their employees are required to tell customers to wear a mask or they could face fines of up to $2,500. Despite Republicans who wanted to suspend the rule because they said it could still criminalize business owners, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s fines for businesses that don’t comply with mask and social distancing requirements amid COVID-19 concerns survived a rule committee. After an hour behind closed doors, the […]

todayAugust 12, 2020 3

Education

Pros and cons of reopening Illinois schools during the pandemic

The surge of COVID-19 cases in Illinois ended with more than 1,900 new cases in a single day on the last day of July. With that in mind, should students return to school in the fall? Before the outbreak, Chicago public school students were expecting a return to in-person schooling on September 8. There are both pros and cons regarding returning to school in September. Let’s examine both, despite not having a precise answer on what will happen for the […]

todayAugust 11, 2020 22

Capital Area Region

RICO lawsuit filed against Madigan, ComEd in federal court

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and utility ComEd have been hit with a civil racketeering lawsuit filed in federal court. The suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District Eastern Division by a group of attorneys asks for ComEd customers to get payments of at least $450 million in damages, including $150 million in “ill-gotten gains ComEd has admitted to.” The suit seeks an additional $300 million under the RICO Act’s damages […]

todayAugust 10, 2020 2

Decision 2020

Reports: Kanye West tossed off the ballot in Illinois, did not meet minimum threshold

SPRINGFIELD -- It appears rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West will not be on the ballot in Illinois this year, according to reports. TMZ published a report Friday stating West's campaign may have gotten another death blow: election officials at the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBoE) have found that more than half his petition signatures are invalid. Following up on the objections Seven parties -- Antoinette Smith, Alvin Boutte, Jr. and a five-person panel led by Charles Morris -- filed […]

todayAugust 10, 2020 18

Illinois

Montgomery County judge refuses to block COVID-19 sports restrictions

HILLSBORO -- A Montgomery County circuit court judge is denying a recent challenge to the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) recent COVID-19 guidelines on sports. Thomas DeVore and Katya King, parents of students in Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3, sought a temporary injunction last month barring the IHSA and the school district from enforcing the guidelines. The suit (2020MR98) involves Hillsboro CUSD 3, IHSA and IHSA executive director Craig Anderson. Guidelines impose considerable restrictions The guidelines prohibit contact drills […]

todayAugust 8, 2020 26

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Chicagoland Region

Chicago Public Schools to begin school year with remote learning

CHICAGO (UPI) -- Chicago Public Schools announced Wednesday that schools will begin with remote learning when the school year begins in the fall. CPS CEO Janice Jackson and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the plan Wednesday, seeking to assure parents that while learning would take place exclusively online the schools would not be "cobbling things together" as Jackson suggested was the case when schools closed in March. "There will be more of a traditional infrastructure that you see in a school […]

todayAugust 5, 2020 4

Decision 2020

Nelson on the ballot in 8th Congressional District

SPRINGFIELD -- A Mt. Vernon resident is running for Federal office in the Chicagoland region in this upcoming general election. Preston Nelson is officially on the ballot in the 8th Congressional District, head-to-head with Democratic incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi, in the U.S. House of Representatives. This created for a unique, special opportunity for the Libertarian Party. Petitioning struggles due to the COVID-19 pandemic Despite filing 222 signatures, much fewer signatures than the statutory requirement of 1,011 signatures set as a result […]

todayAugust 5, 2020 17

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