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East Central Illinois Region

Sources: Illinois Region 3 shutdown coming Sunday

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Region 3 of Illinois under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 reopening plan will be joining most of the state with increased restrictions on bars and restaurants. Several sources confirm the mitigation measures prohibiting bars and restaurants from having indoor service would start Sunday morning at 12:01 a.m. Region 3 includes Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, and Scott counties. West-central Illinois lawmakers and mayors gave Ezike […]

todayOctober 29, 2020 6

Football News

Illinois only Midwestern state with no high school football

BLOOMINGTON -- Illinois and 15 other states are foregoing playing high school football this fall. Instead, they're electing to postpone the season to the spring of 2021, due to COVID-19. While a proper safety measure for all involved, it is a severely missed opportunity for many in sports. This is especially true when the Fighting Illini and Chicago Bears are still allowed to play. IHSA assistant executive director Sam Knox understands the situation, yet expresses disappointment by the outcome. This […]

todayOctober 26, 2020 3

Illinois

Western Illinois hayride accident kills one, injures 17

Near NAUVOO, Ill. -- The overturning of a hayrack ride in rural Illinois Saturday night results in one woman killed with at least 17 injuries being reported. Around 9 p.m. Saturday night, the driver of a green John Deere tractor was pulling a rack wagon as a part of a hayrack ride. At some point, the driver "lost control and ran off the right side" of the road onto an incline. Statements taken by Illinois State Police reveal that the […]

todayOctober 25, 2020 5

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 10

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 18

Business & Lifestyle

Report supports calls for national paid sick-leave policy, impacting Illinois

SPRINGFIELD -- New research suggests access to emergency paid leave could help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Supporters of a broader paid-time-off proposal say it's needed in states like Illinois, where there's no such requirement. The study says states with access to emergency paid leave during the crisis have seen 400 fewer COVID cases per day. It was led by Cornell University and the Swiss Economic Institute. Paid-leave group demands Senate vote on House relief bill Dawn Huckelbridge is […]

todayOctober 23, 2020 60

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 4

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 21

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 36

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