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Bowling

Nokomis men’s bowling league scores: September 10, 2020

NOKOMIS -- Six teams would kick off the 2020-21 men's bowling league season Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7:00 p.m. The 2020-21 season is set to run for 30 weeks, according to the initial report provided on Wednesday, Nov. 11 by the host venue, Town Pump Bowl. Three teams -- Pocket Pounders, Globo Gym Purple Cobras, and Kamer's Kove -- would kick off the season with a great start to the season. The teams would win three series points and losing […]

todayNovember 12, 2020 80

Illinois

More Illinois Democrats take aim at Madigan

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) said he’s not going anywhere despite members of his own party saying it’s time for him to step down as party leader. State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) is making a bid to replace Madigan as speaker when the next term of the Illinois House begins in January. She also said he shouldn't be leading the Democratic Party of Illinois anymore. “The Democratic Party cannot be defined as the party […]

todayNovember 9, 2020 16

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 22

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 35

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 29

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 52

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 94

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

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