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Three more COVID-19 deaths reported in South Central Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported an additional 104 deaths from COVID-19 related causes on Sunday. The deaths included two in Wayne County and one in Washington County. The W...
Dec 27, 2020
No Date Set for Indoor Dining to 'Officially' Resume
While the Governor’s ban on indoor dining is largely not being followed in South Central Illinois, it remains in effect with no definitive date to end. Illinois is currently under tier three mit...
Dec 27, 2020
Legislation introduced to allow remote sessions during emergencies
Legislation has been introduced to allow Illinois lawmakers to conduct business remotely in the event of an emergency. Representative Ann Williams of Chicago is sponsoring the bill. She says it is imp...
Dec 27, 2020
Man charged in Northern Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a U.S. serviceman from Florida has been charged in the deaths of three people and the wounding of three more in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowli...
Dec 27, 2020
Champaign attorney, 82, honored posthumously for career
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois attorney has been posthumously honored by the Illinois State Bar Association. John Phipps was given the group's Medal of Merit. The (Champaign) News-Gazette r...
Dec 27, 2020
2020 12/30 - Marjorie Lois (McCoy) Corl Conder
Marjorie Lois (McCoy) Corl Conder, formerly of Hoyleton, Illinois, died December 26, 2020, at Lavender Ridge Memory Care Center in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Marjorie was born October 19, 1930, in Richmo...
Dec 27, 2020
Chicago Blackhawks make deal with center Carl Soderberg
The Chicago Blackhawks and free-agent center Carl Soderberg have agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract. The move bolsters Chicago’s forward depth after it lost Kirby Dach and Alex Nylander t...
Dec 27, 2020
Chicago Bulls defeated by Indiana Pacers 106-125
Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers used big scoring runs in the second and third quarters to cruise to a 125-106 victory over the Chicago Bulls. T.J. Wa...
Dec 27, 2020
Northwestern scrapes by Ohio State 71-70
Miller Kopp scored 23 points, Boo Buie had 14 and Northwestern beat No. 23 Ohio State 71-70. Pete Nance added 10 points for the Wildcats, who won their fourth straight. E.J. Liddell led Ohio State wit...
Dec 27, 2020
Fighting Illini takes down Indiana 69-60
Ayo Dosunmu scored 30 points, Kofi Cockburn added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 18 Illinois beat Indiana 69-60. The game was close until about midway through the second half, when Dosunmu hit thr...
Dec 27, 2020
