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IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular (Weekend of March 1, 2025) Heartland Newsfeed
Sports action continued after the Christmas holiday Monday, with high school teams playing across Illinois and Missouri. It also saw a resumption of some professional sports. Here is a breakdown of all sports scores Monday, presented by Scorestream:
SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Since its inception in March 2020, legalized sports betting has exploded in Illinois. Sports bettors have made the state one of the top gambling markets in the country. October marked the first time Illinois' sports betting handle surpassed the $1 billion dollar mark in a single month. Illinois is now the fourth state in U.S. history to reach that threshold. New York, New Jersey, and Nevada were the other states to reach that plateau. Three […]
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change in the state’s criminal justice system – the elimination of cash bail. It’s an issue that dominated the 2022 campaigns and has been both praised and criticized on editorial pages in newspapers across the state. It essentially means that starting Jan. 1, the decision as to whether a criminal suspect should be held in jail while […]
Driving in snowstorm SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police announced Wednesday that a major winter storm is expected to create dangerous travel conditions across the state Thursday and Friday. They are strongly urging the public to adjust plans and postpone unnecessary trips. The mixture of snow, rapidly falling temperatures and strong wind gusts are expected to produce blizzard conditions by Thursday afternoon, with extremely slick roads, little to no visibility, and potentially life-threatening wind chills […]
Unfunded liabilities in Illinois' five pension funds grew 7.5 percent, to $139.7 billion, in the fiscal year that ended June 30. SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois’ unfunded pension liability grew by $9.8 billion, or 7.5 percent, in the fiscal year that ended June 30, due in large part to market losses in a volatile economy. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability reported Thursday that the total unfunded liability in the state’s five pension funds reached a total of […]
The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Two Illinois state lawmakers who recently won reelection have announced they won’t continue into the new General Assembly. State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) announced Monday he will retire from the position at the end of the term on Jan. 10. He just won an uncontested race in his district. Barickman said in a statement he looks forward to spending time with family and not being taken away by phone […]
NOKOMIS -- Residents of Nokomis will gather to share their Christmas spirit as they celebrate the upcoming holiday on Saturday, Dec. 10. Downtown merchants are welcome to provide special offers and refreshments for customers from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. A parade will begin at 9:30 a.m., along Route 16. Instead of the initial route originally planned from the city complex to Taylor Trading, it will now be from the Nokomis Farmers Market to the city complex. Those who actively participate […]
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is pictured at a Democratic campaign event in Springfield earlier this year. She received the most votes of any statewide candidate in this year's election. SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – The Illinois State Board of Elections certified its election results Monday, putting the final stamp on another Democratic sweep of statewide offices. The board reported that 4,142,642 out of 8,115,751 registered voters cast ballots in the election, a turnout of roughly 51 percent. That’s down from […]
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