Month: February 2023

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Pritzker lays out $49.6 billion spending plan

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early childhood education and efforts to combat homelessness among other areas. He also claimed credit for putting the state […]

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Mahomet-Seymour Speech finishes 8th at Sectional

The Mahomet-Seymour Speech Team finished their season with an eighth-place finish against 21 schools in the Belleville Sectional competition on Feb. 11. This is the highest place the team has achieved at Sectionals since the team’s inception. Students receiving individual recognition included: Other students competing included Eden Sanborn, KJ Jackson, […]