By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The 2022 session of the Illinois General Assembly will be even shorter than originally planned due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Democratic leaders announced. The session was originally scheduled to start this week with three meeting days – Tuesday, Wednesday and […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A three-judge federal court panel has upheld the legislative redistricting plan that state lawmakers approved during a special session last summer, thus leaving in place the new maps that will govern state legislative elections for the next 10 years. In their 64-page opinion, […]
By Beth Hundsdorfer Capitol News Illinoisbhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com Local hospitals and health departments will get help from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to meet the healthcare demand during a COVID-19 surge, adding staffing to provide medical care and provide vaccines and testing. The state will […]
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is encouraging the disposal of live Christmas trees as nearly one-third of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. “As much as we all enjoy the look and feel of Christmas trees in our homes, they’re large combustible items that have the […]
The Illinois State Police (ISP) Firearms Services Bureau (FSB) has announced an option for holders of FOID (firearm owner’s identification) cards and CCLs (concealed carry license) to receive notifications from the ISP by email and/or text message instead of by letter. The new option for correspondence was provided for by […]
Each new year ushers in new laws in the state of Illinois. 2022 brought nearly 300. A few are highlighted below with a list of all laws that went into effect on or before Jan. 1, 2022 in pdf form at the end of the page. Restaurants SB 01846: Requires […]
Illinois driver services facilities and Secretary of State departments began a two-week-long closure Monday as a result of surging COVID-19 cases statewide. Online services, including checking eligibility to renew a driver’s license online, applying for a duplicate driver’s license, or renewing license plate stickers, will remain open on the Illinois Secretary […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team finished second in the three-day Mattoon Tournament. The Bulldogs lost to Mattoon on Wednesday (Dec. 29) in the title game, 48-43. M-S fell behind by nine points after the first quarter, 17-8, then battled its way back into contention against the Green Wave. […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team battled back from a first-round loss in the large-school division of the State Farm Classic at various Bloomington and Normal sites to advance into the consolation championship game. In the consolation finals on Wednesday (Dec. 29), the 12th-seeded Bulldogs couldn’t maintain a double-digit […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour junior Mateo Casillas won all seven matches and was the 195-pound champion on Thursday (Dec. 30) in the 60th Red Schmitt Wrestling Tournament at Granite City. Casillas pinned his first three opponents, then earned a pair of major decisions before holding his opponents scoreless in the […]
