By ANDREW ADAMS& HANNAH MEISELaadams@capitolnewsillinois.comhmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – As the General Assembly prepares to wrap up its spring legislative session this week, Democratic lawmakers are advancing a bill that would mandate job postings to include a salary range in a move they say would promote equity within the workplace. Meanwhile, a […]
By Fred Kroner It took three days, but the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh-grade boys’ track and field team secured IESA state-meet berths in eight events. The 14-school Mount Zion Class 4A Sectional started on Saturday (May 13), but the meet was halted by weather conditions and concluded on Monday (May […]
By Dani Tietz The 2023 Mahomet Soda Fest is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 10. The event, hosted by the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce, will feature over 100 soda flavors along Main Street in downtown Mahomet. In its third year, the Mahomet Soda Fest will also […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Keaton Roberts was the top Mahomet-Seymour placer on Saturday (May 13) at the Apollo Conference boys’ tennis tournament in Mattoon. He finished fourth in No. 5 singles. Two teammates compiled 2-1 records at conference and finished fifth: junior Jacob Atteberry (No. 1) and sophomore Caleb Bushue […]
By Fred Kroner For just the second time in 19 matches this season, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team was held scoreless on Thursday (May 11) in its regular-season home finale, a 7-0 loss to Morton. M-S (11-5-3) returns to action on Tuesday (May 16) in a Class 2A Regional which […]
By Fred Kroner Madisyn White stroked two hits and stole two bases on Thursday (May 11), but the Mahomet-Seymour softball team dropped a 5-1 decision at home to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. White scored the lone M-S run. Kenadi Granadino had two hits for the Bulldogs and drove in the team’s only […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ track and field squad won team honors on Saturday (May 13) in the 17-school El Paso/Gridley Last Chance Open. The Bulldogs amassed 161 points. Runner-up Ridgeview totaled 87 points. M-S had five individual winners to go with victories from two of its relays. Unlike traditional […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball team made history on Saturday (May 13) with a 4-0 Apollo Conference win at Mount Zion. Blake Wolters fired a seven-inning no-hitter. It was his school-record third as a senior and the fifth by M-S pitchers this spring, which ties an all-time IHSA state record. […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour qualified individuals for the Class 2A girls’ track and field state meet in six events and one relay during the Rantoul Class 2A Sectional on Thursday (May 11). Freshman Madalyn Marx led the way for the Bulldogs. She advanced in the 200 meters (second in a […]
By NIKA SCHOOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A measure that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes inside of public buildings in Illinois needs only a signature from Gov. JB Pritzker to become law after it received final approval from lawmakers this week. House Bill 1540 passed the Senate on a 42-11 […]
