By JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com UPDATE: The budget was filed as a 3,409-page amendment to Senate Bill 250 late Wednesday evening. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments as of Wednesday night. SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed to a framework […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ soccer team exited the postseason on Tuesday (May 23) with an 8-0 Class 2A sectional semifinal loss to Chatham Glenwood at Normal West. Glenwood will face Rochester, a 2-0 winner over Normal West in the Friday (May 26) sectional finals at 6 p.m. M-S ends […]
By Fred Kroner Maddy Logsdon drove in a career-high eight runs on Wednesday (May 24) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball team thumped Danville in the semifinal game of the M-S Class 3A regional tournament. Logsdon swatted four hits, including a double. “She was on fire,” M-S head coach James Heinold said. […]
By Fred Kroner Mateo Casillas and his Mahomet-Seymour baseball teammates showed on Wednesday (May 24) that they are primed for the postseason. The Bulldogs registered their school-record 30th win of the spring as pitchers Casillas and Kody Ackman combined for a one-hitter in the Class 3A regional semifinals, a 19-1 […]
The Champaign-Urbana Elks 2497 in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The clinic is from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM and is by appointment only. To make an appointment call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care […]
By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Catholic dioceses in Illinois failed to disclose hundreds of abusive clerics before the state opened what would become a yearslong investigation into sex abuse within the church, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday. Included in a scathing 700-page report published by Raoul’s office at the […]
By Fred Kroner Cecily Smith placed third in the seventh-grade pole vault for Mahomet-Seymour in the girls’ Class 4A IESA state track and field meet, which ended on Saturday (May 20) at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Smith cleared a personal-best 7 feet, 6 inches. She was the lone […]
By Fred Kroner Seventh-grader Jayvon Tompkins was a two-event placer on Saturday (May 20) for Mahomet-Seymour in the IESA boys’ Class 4A junior state track and field meet at Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Tompkins finished third in the discus with a toss of 121 feet. He notched a fourth-place […]
By Brett McMahon Growing up in Vermilion County, Roxy Reed never imagined she would own and operate a therapy ranch. After high school and earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northern Illinois University, Reed moved to Nashville to work at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in the traumatic brain injury […]
By Dani Tietz As the 2022-2023 school year comes to an end, Mahomet-Seymour football players and fans have their sights set on next season. Athletes have been in the weight room, working on their speed, gearing up for summer camp and that late August evening when they travel to Morton […]
