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Illinois State men's tennis

East Central Illinois Region

Redbirds to take on 25th-ranked Kentucky Saturday

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Following a season-opening doubleheader against Notre Dame, the Illinois State Redbirds will be in Lexington Saturday to take on the 25th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in doubleheader action. Head coach Mark Klysner looks forward to this match, as they're competing against a Top 25 team. "It will be great for the guys to see where we stand with one of the top programs in the nation," Klysner said. "We've had a good week of practice and my hopes are […]

todayJanuary 23, 2021 37

JoAnna Marley Montgomery County CEO

Business & Lifestyle

Nokomis entrepreneurs speak to Montgomery CEO class

NOKOMIS -- Two recent meetings of Montgomery County CEO have involved conversations with a current Nokomis business owner and a CEO alum. Andrea Ruppert, the proprietor of Trendz Hair Salon, would recently speak with the CEO class on Jan. 7. She would detail the humble beginnings of her salon, which was a rented house near Witt. She would later end up at their current location with additional support from her business partner. Ruppert would hammer down the importance of the […]

todayJanuary 21, 2021 59

Eastern Illinois Harry Woodberry

East Central Illinois Region

Eastern Illinois prepares for football season

CHARLESTON -- Adam Cushing is looking forward to the upcoming college football season, after what he calls an "extended offseason." That extension the Eastern Illinois football coach refers to is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "What an exciting day, though, to be on the eve of football season here," Cushing states during a media scrum Tuesday. He would describe what his team and what the university could tackle that was under their control. Cushing would express his thanks to those […]

todayJanuary 20, 2021 251

Illinois State Redbirds soccer

East Central Illinois Region

Redbird women’s soccer schedule announced

NORMAL -- The Illinois State women's soccer team has publicly made available the conference schedule for the upcoming 2021 season. Due to mitigations surrounding COVID-19, the fall 2020 season would not happen. Brad Silvey is in his fourth season as head coach. Silvey is looking to improve upon an impressive 14-6, 6-1 run last season. That performance would result in the Redbirds making it to the Missouri Valley Conference soccer championship game. "We are extremely grateful, appreciative, and excited to […]

todayJanuary 19, 2021 81

Lyme disease

Business & Lifestyle

New University of Illinois model could help limit spread of Lyme disease

CHAMPAIGN (The Center Square) – A new model developed at the University of Illinois could help limit the spread of Lyme disease. Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studied both reported cases of the disease. They would additionally study the migration of the black-legged tick, which can the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Lyme disease is an infection that can affect the nervous system, heart, and joints. “Lyme disease was apparently spreading to new areas,” said Dr. Brian Allan, […]

todayJanuary 17, 2021 53

Illinois State women's tennis

East Central Illinois Region

Illinois State women’s tennis finalizes 2021 schedule

NORMAL -- The Illinois State women's tennis program will once again be competing after nearly a year away from the courts. Coach Maja Kovacek would release the 2021 spring schedule Saturday, one week away from the season opener. The Redbirds will be opening their season Jan. 23 at home against the University of Nebraska at Omaha. "Like anything else this past year due to COVID, there have been more challenges when making our schedule," Kovacek states. "There have been a […]

todayJanuary 16, 2021 79

college dean's list

East Central Illinois Region

Regional students on college dean’s lists for fall 2020

Several regional students would receive an acknowledgment by various college deans for their academic performance during the fall 2020 semester. These are the following dean's list selections, as reported to our newsroom as of Friday, Jan. 15. Students named to the list usually earn a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.74. Greenville University dean's list Six regional students are on the Greenville University dean's list for their academic performance during the Fall 2020 semester. Among them are seniors Anna Dailey […]

todayJanuary 16, 2021 75

Allen Skillicorn Illinois

Capital Area Region

Former Illinois Rep. Skillicorn leaving state for Arizona

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Even Illinois’ legislature isn’t immune to population loss to other states. As the 101st General Assembly wraps up, they’re without state Rep. Allen Skillicorn, a Republican formerly of suburban East Dundee. The vocal conservative announced on Jan. 5 that he had tendered his resignation in the state Legislature. He would state that he will no longer pay Illinois’ “corruption tax” in good conscience. “Illinois has been ruled for far too long by a small handful of […]

todayJanuary 12, 2021 115

Illinois

Speakership future for Madigan in question heading into new General Assembly

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Michael Madigan’s decades-long tenure as Illinois Speaker of the House is in question because he doesn’t appear to have majority support, and it’s setting up what is likely to be a tumultuous start for the new legislature. Madigan (D-Chicago) is without the majority support to secure another term as speaker. However, the first vote the new Illinois House will take could take some time. At least 19 or 20 House Democrats have now said they won’t […]

todayDecember 31, 2020 84

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