Mahomet Daily

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would block libraries from receiving state grants if they ban books cleared the Illinois Senate Wednesday and will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker, who is expected to sign it. House Bill 2789 is an initiative of Secretary of State […]

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability has decreased its current-year budget forecast by $728 million, erasing much of a once-predicted surplus that had led Gov. JB Pritzker to float the idea of tax cuts earlier this spring. While the commission’s $51.2 million estimate is now […]

By Fred Kroner Kallie Stutsman scored the lone goal for Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ soccer team, which dropped a 3-1 Apollo Conference decision on Tuesday (May 2) at Mattoon. The Bulldogs are 10-3-2 overall and 7-2 in league play after its five-match winning streak was snapped. M-S, which will play its final […]

By Fred Kroner Senior Jenna Wade slugged a three-run home run as part of her season-high six-RBI game on Monday (May 1) as Mahomet-Seymour dominated McArthur, 18-2, in a non-conference softball game in Decatur. Teammates with two hits were Kenadi Granadino, Madeleine Cortez, Sydney Ward and Kayla McKinney. Brooklyn Dyer […]

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my strong support for the Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act. The bill seeks to eliminate cash bail and implement several other reforms to our criminal justice system. This includes provisions that will improve access to pre-trial services such as mental health […]

By Zainab Susi Happy Mother’s Day!  I’m lucky to know so many great, beautiful, wonderful mother’s. Every single one of them has done a great job as a mother, but for this year’s Mother’s Day I would like to celebrate my own mother and motherhood. Ever since I was a […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grader Taylor Mills was a two-event winner on Saturday (April 29) in the 13-school Mount Zion junior high girls’ track and field invitational. Mills was the dominant runner in both the 800- and 1,600-meter races, establishing personal-best times in each. She was timed at 2 minutes, […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grader Jayvon Tompkins took down a 16-year-old school record on Saturday (April 29) in the Mount Zion Junior High boys’ track and field invitational. Tompkins was the runner-up in the discus with a toss of 140 feet, 2 inches. The previous mark, set in 2007 by […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Baseball Nic DiFilippo called it “creating scheduling.” His Mahomet-Seymour baseball team had a home game scheduled for Monday (May 1). The umpires were hired. It was senior Blake Wolters’ turn in the pitching rotation, which meant a full assemblage of major league scouts would descend […]

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Medicaid recipients in Illinois should be on the lookout for correspondence from the state regarding their coverage as the normal renewal process resumes for the first time in three years. Medicaid is a health insurance program for low-income and disabled people that is jointly funded […]