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Capital Area Region

Illinois early deer hunting numbers up region-wide

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois hunters have harvested just over 47,000 deer during the first weekend of firearm season. This first weekend was from Nov. 20-22. The overall total of 47,147 falls just over 3,000 short of the 2019 mark of 50,173. These figures come from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The seven-day firearm deer season will conclude Dec. 3-6. Numbers were slightly up in Montgomery County with 540 deer taken, up 20 from 2019. Numbers are also up in several […]

todayNovember 30, 2020 45

East Central Illinois Region

Illinois State’s RB4L Support Your Sport Challenge taking place this week

NORMAL, Ill. -- The athletic department of Illinois State University is hosting a fundraising event for one of their programs. The Redbird For Life (RB4L) program is holding their inaugural Support Your Sport Challenge this week. The event will begin Monday, Nov. 30 and will run through Friday, Dec. 4. The fundraising challenge is an effort to increase participation by former student-athletes to support their sports teams at their alma mater. Gifts will go directly to the team of their […]

todayNovember 29, 2020 31

East Central Illinois Region

Illinois State releases schedule for 2021 swimming and diving

NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Redbird Athletics is preparing for their 2021 swimming/diving season. In an Oct. 26 press release, coach Caitlin Hamilton announced the schedule was finalized. "It is a sense of relief to finally have our meet schedule for the upcoming season," Hamilton shares. Hamilton would mention that coaches in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) would meet and agree to a revised schedule. This schedule would put their student-athletes' safety at the forefront while having a competitive season. […]

todayNovember 29, 2020 93

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois outpaces nation in manufacturing job losses

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – A new look at Illinois’ manufacturing industry over the last decade shows that, since 1999, the state has shed one out of every three jobs. That’s far more severe than the national number of one in 4. The report, conducted by Smartest Dollar, looked at Census data on manufacturing sector employment since the turn of the century. It found that the nation’s manufacturing jobs had decreased not only because of outsourcing to countries with lower labor […]

todayNovember 29, 2020 20

Capital Area Region

Madigan influence on 2021 redistricting unclear, uncertain

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers will get another crack at redrawing the state’s political boundaries following this year’s Census, and that process every ten years has been run by House Speaker Michael Madigan for decades. University of Illinois politics professor Kent Redfield said with Madigan’s speakership uncertain, there could be a lot of uncertainty. “A strong leader that can exercise power that can kind of reign in that conflict, but if it becomes every person for themselves, then […]

todayNovember 29, 2020 16

Basketball

Eye of the Tiger basketball league to begin play next week

TOWER HILL -- While schools might not be holding winter sports due to newer COVID-19 mitigations, basketball fans can still get their fix. Beginning Monday, Nov. 30, the Eye of the Tiger Sports Complex in Tower Hill is launching their own basketball league. Groups participating are from throughout the region, from Mt. Zion to Vandalia, from Taylorville to Teutopolis. "All are very good teams," states Jim Dial, owner of the facility. The teams are being called from the school they […]

todayNovember 24, 2020 104

Decision 2021

Filing deadlines looming for local offices in Illinois

With final presidential election results currently pending with ongoing recounts and litigation, the 2020 election cycle isn't quite over. However, local eyes turn to municipal, school, and lesser governments with the April 6 consolidated election in Illinois. Nominating petitions are still available for any and all open seats through the conclusion of the filing period. However, those taken on the final day must be filed on time or candidates will not be on the ballot. City of Nokomis The office […]

todayNovember 24, 2020 40

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 67

Chicagoland Region

Madigan releases statement after prosecutors indict allies

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – On Wednesday, federal prosecutors indicted two former ComEd executives and two former ComEd lobbyists with ties to House Speaker Michael Madigan. On Thursday, Madigan released the following statement: The indictment returned Wednesday does not allege any criminal misconduct on my part. I have not been accused of or charged with any wrongdoing.After a lengthy investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged, but of course has not proven, that certain ComEd employees, consultants, and lobbyists allegedly conspired […]

todayNovember 20, 2020 15

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