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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 44

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 53

Business News

Pritzker issues serious threat yet to Illinois bars, restaurants that defy orders

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday even stricter rules for one region of the state and said state officials would be tracking down businesses throughout Illinois that don’t follow the added restrictions. The governor is tightening restrictions in Region 1 in northwest Illinois where the COVID-19 positivity rate stood at 11.2 percent on Thursday. Region 1, which has been under Tier 1 restrictions since Oct. 3, is the first region in the state to be moved […]

todayOctober 22, 2020 10

Illinois

Martin in Greene County jail on multiple charges since Oct. 2

Published Oct. 18, 2020 10:45 AM CDT / Updated Oct. 20, 2020 11:25 AM CARROLLTON -- A 24-year-old woman already in legal trouble in three Illinois counties is sitting in the Greene County Jail on new charges from a more recent incident. Abigail L. Martin, last reported address in Macoupin County, has been sitting in jail following an incident on September 25. Greene and Morgan county cases are separate While the forgery cases in both counties are quite serious and […]

todayOctober 18, 2020 71

lawyer criminal justice juvenile

Illinois

Report on criminal justice: 18-year-olds don’t belong in adult court

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (PNS) -- A new report puts some weight behind arguments that young adults should not be prosecuted in adult court in Illinois. The findings from the Juvenile Law Center confirmed youth incarceration rates have fallen in recent years. Officials are starting to recognize the developmental differences between adolescents and adults. However, incarceration rates haven't declined among young adults, ages 18 to 24. Goodjoint: Let's raise the age of juvenile court above 18 Katrina Goodjoint, staff attorney for the Juvenile Law […]

todayOctober 16, 2020 76

Decision 2020

Voter access still a challenge for some Illinoisans with disabilities

CHICAGO -- The pandemic has pushed the issue of voter access to the forefront, but for Illinois' disability community, it's more than just another talking point. Voter turnout for people with disabilities was six percentage points lower than that of people without disabilities in the 2016 presidential election. Barry Taylor, vice president at Equip for Equality, said some people with disabilities don't cast a ballot due to accessibility challenges. "People with disabilities, just like anybody else, should be able to […]

todayOctober 6, 2020 65

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 266

Capital Area Region

Martin makes court appearances, receives November hearings

SPRINGFIELD/HILLSBORO -- A woman with a last reported Macoupin County address would make court appearances in Springfield on September 21, as well as in Hillsboro Thursday. 23-year-old Abigail L. Martin would appear in-person with attorney Tawyna Frioli present. Frioli was present in place of Assistant Public Defender Stephanie Hammer, who was unable to appear. Allegations state that Martin wrote bad checks to pay water bills to the Village of Pawnee. The pending charge is forgery, which is a Class 3 […]

todayOctober 2, 2020 56

Decision 2020

Specimen ballot now available in Montgomery County

HILLSBORO -- Two statewide races and a statewide referendum are at the top of the November 3, 2020, general election ballot in Montgomery County. While most races are either chock full of candidates, others are either uncontested or left between the two major political parties. That is unless you're in County Board District 2. A Republican district that has gone uncontested since 2008, it has become a district in contention once again. Libertarian Jake Leonard is seeking election to the […]

todaySeptember 24, 2020 42

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