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East Central Illinois Region

Abigail Martin to make court appearances in September and October

HILLSBORO/JACKSONVILLE/SPRINGFIELD -- A Macoupin County woman continues to face pre-trial delays in three regional cases. Abigail L. Martin, 23, continues to face trial delays in three different counties: Montgomery, Morgan and Sangamon. The reason: legal counsel withdrawing from her cases. As a result, she now has counsel in all three counties via the Public Defender's office. Martin to appear in Hillsboro September 14 In Montgomery County, Martin was arrested on May 1 for identity theft and practicing nursing without a license. Her […]

todaySeptember 7, 2020 52

Decision 2021

Petitions available for Pana and Nokomis city offices

PANA/NOKOMIS -- Petitions are now available for those wishing to run for office in the cities of Pana and Nokomis. In Pana, according to city clerk Terry Klein, the offices of mayor, clerk and treasurer will be elective offices. Additionally, one seat from each ward, plus a special election for a two-year unexpired term in Ward 2, will be up for election. Klein is retiring, but it is currently not known whether mayor Don Kroski or treasurer Pete Scherzer are […]

todaySeptember 2, 2020 64

East Central Illinois Region

Montgomery County reports recent COVID-19 death, first positive student case

HILLSBORO -- Montgomery County is reporting its eighth COVID-19 death in the same week the first school student tests positive, as cases and positive tests tick upward. An announcement by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Thursday, Aug. 20 reveals a female in her 90s was among 27 deaths within the previous 24-hour period. Hillsboro Schools reports first student COVID-19 case On Sunday, Hillsboro CUSD #3 superintendent David Powell released a press release on Facebook that a student […]

todayAugust 24, 2020 34

Decision 2020

Ad blitz begins for Pritzker’s progressive income tax proposal

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Illinois voters will decide whether the state will move to a progressive income tax model from a flat tax this November, and the advertising blitz is underway. The group “Vote Yes for Fairness” and AARP have produced ads supporting the proposed constitutional amendment. One ad claims 97 percent of Illinoisans will pay the same or less in taxes, while people making above $250,000 will pay more. Another ad said a yes vote will raise taxes […]

todayAugust 24, 2020 63

East Central Illinois Region

Nokomis pool receives IDNR grant for renovations

NOKOMIS -- According to a report from the Nokomis Memorial Park District, they have some good news for their pool. However, there's a slight bit of extra work to do until then. On Aug. 13, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) granted approval of a $350,000 grant to the park district. Although the grant already had pre-approval in January, processing took longer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The process has been a long journey Nokomis Memorial Park District trustee […]

todayAugust 22, 2020 63

Illinois

Miller questions the seriousness of Springfield Democrats regarding ethics reform

SPRINGFIELD -- State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) gets a good chuckle anytime he hears about the new ethics plan now being pushed by Democrats. “I think anytime you hear Democrats talking about getting serious about ethics reform, you have to take it tongue and cheek just based on what we’ve experienced,” Miller states. “In the last year, Republicans have filed somewhere around 30 reform bills that never even saw the light of day.” Political corruption is the subject of three […]

todayAugust 19, 2020 106

Capital Area Region

RICO lawsuit filed against Madigan, ComEd in federal court

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and utility ComEd have been hit with a civil racketeering lawsuit filed in federal court. The suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District Eastern Division by a group of attorneys asks for ComEd customers to get payments of at least $450 million in damages, including $150 million in “ill-gotten gains ComEd has admitted to.” The suit seeks an additional $300 million under the RICO Act’s damages […]

todayAugust 10, 2020 16

Decision 2020

Reports: Kanye West tossed off the ballot in Illinois, did not meet minimum threshold

SPRINGFIELD -- It appears rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West will not be on the ballot in Illinois this year, according to reports. TMZ published a report Friday stating West's campaign may have gotten another death blow: election officials at the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBoE) have found that more than half his petition signatures are invalid. Following up on the objections Seven parties -- Antoinette Smith, Alvin Boutte, Jr. and a five-person panel led by Charles Morris -- filed […]

todayAugust 10, 2020 65

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Chicagoland Region

Chicago Public Schools to begin school year with remote learning

CHICAGO (UPI) -- Chicago Public Schools announced Wednesday that schools will begin with remote learning when the school year begins in the fall. CPS CEO Janice Jackson and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the plan Wednesday, seeking to assure parents that while learning would take place exclusively online the schools would not be "cobbling things together" as Jackson suggested was the case when schools closed in March. "There will be more of a traditional infrastructure that you see in a school […]

todayAugust 5, 2020 28

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