By NIKA SCHOONOVER & ANDREW ADAMS nschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Victims of “deepfake porn” and “doxing” would have a legal pathway to sue their perpetrators in Illinois under a pair of digital privacy measures that have so far received unanimous support in the General Assembly. House Bill 2954, which would […]
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Lawmakers advance bills mandating salary transparency, community college credit parity
By ANDREW ADAMS & HANNAH MEISEL aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com hmeisel@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 […]
St. Joseph wins IESA Class 3A Newton Sectional
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph’s eighth-grade boys’ track and field team produced sectional champions in four individual events and won team honors on Saturday (May 13) in the IESA Class 3A Newton Sectional. St. Joseph amassed 70 points. Runner-up Toledo Cumberland had 48 points and third-place Tolono Unity ended with […]
Panthers qualify for IESA Class 3A girls’ track and field state meet
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph had state-qualifiers from its seventh- and eighth-grade teams for the IESA Class 3A girls’ track and field state meet based on sectional results from Saturday (May 13) at Newton. Two seventh-graders advanced in the 800-meter race as Avarie Dietiker ran second (personal-best 2 minutes, 39.86 […]
Roland ends up in IESA state final record books
By Fred Kroner Thanks to the exploits of Clark Roland, the Heritage eighth-grade boys’ track and field team finished 14th in the IESA Class 1A state meet on Saturday (May 13) at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Roland was a three-event placer, highlighted by a second-place finish in the […]
Heritage relay finishes 12th at IESA Class 1A state meet
By Fred Kroner The Heritage seventh-grade 400-meter relay foursome of Willa Tatman, Reaghan Stierwalt, Leah DelRossi and Ryann McComas finished 12th on Saturday (May 13) in the IESA girls’ Class 1A state meet at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Their combined time was 57.73 seconds.
Nathan Young wins IESA Class 2A high jump title
By Fred Kroner Oakwood seventh-grader Nathan Young won the IESA Class 2A seventh-grade high jump state title on Saturday (May 13) in the boys’ track and field finals at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Young cleared 5 feet 7 inches, setting a state record in the process. Young was […]
Wells records personal best at Class 1A State meet
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Taylor Wells recorded the top 800-meter time of her career on Saturday (May 13) in the IESA girls’ Class 1A seventh-grade state track and field meet at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. She ran the race in 2:38.63, an improvement of nearly 7 ½ seconds […]
PV-O 400 meter teams shine at IESA State meet
By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden’s eighth-grade boys’ 400-meter relay captured a fourth-place finish on Saturday (May 13) in the IESA Class 1A state track and field meet at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. The foursome consisted of Kaden Wedig, Garrett Loschen, Jack Wear and Aiden Hundley. Their combined time […]
Mustangs finish fourth at IESA Class 1A finals
By Fred Kroner Scoring points in four events, the Prairieview Ogden seventh-grade girls’ track and field team finished fourth at state in the IESA Class 1A finals on Saturday (May 13). PVO ended with 22 points in a meet held at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Atleigh Miller was […]
