In honor of their outstanding scholastic achievement, the following students have been named to the Parkland College Dean’s List for spring 2020. To make the list, students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 grade scale for the semester in which they are being honored. Students […]
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St. Joseph-Ogden’s Brendan Cooperider leaves will heart full of memories
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com They’d worked with their hearts set on one thing: making it to Peoria to play in the Class 2A IHSA state championship baseball game. Instead, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Brendan Cooperider saw that everything they were working toward was really already right there. “The Spartan baseball program has […]
New Illinois jobless claims slow in last week of May
State revenues fall 23% during the month By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — While new unemployment claims remained historically high in the final week of May, the surge of new claims since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be starting to slow as a number […]
Phase 3 Guidance on Illinois summer school released
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released guidance on in-person instruction for summer school Thursday. Part Two of the Transition Plan Advisory Workgroup’s recommendations for transitioning to in-person instruction provides recommendations for how schools can comply with IDPH […]
St. Joseph Peaceful Protest for Equality to be held on June 5
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com Wednesday began as any typical Wednesday for St. Joseph’s Jon Arteaga . He woke up at his mom’s house, just sitting around. But on this Wednesday, there was a spark inside him, suggesting that he needed to do something to show that people in St. Joseph […]
Oakwood’s Grace Davis commits to Danville Area Community College
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com Discipline has paid off for Oakwood’s Grace Davis. After missing out on participating in track and field her senior year, Davis signed with Danville Area Community College’s cross country program at the end of May. Davis capped off her senior year on the Oakwood/Salt Fork cross […]
University of Illinois task force makes recommendations for fall 2020
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com A University of Illinois’ COVID-19 task force has proposed that fall semester begins as scheduled on August 24 with face-to-face instruction and begin online instruction beginning at Fall Break on November 21. The committee was formed in April by Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost […]
Pritzker allows sale of curbside cocktails
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Illinois restaurants and bars can serve cocktails to go Tuesday after Gov. JB Pritzker signed an initiative designed by lawmakers to provide establishments with financial relief in the wake of COVID-19 challenges. Those businesses are “some of the hardest hit” by […]
Black Caucus: ‘Far too much to accomplish’ to let looting take away from message
‘Burned out storefronts and looted shops’ can’t be monument to George Floyd, leaders say By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus detailed their ongoing fight for racial equality and made calls for the end of looting at a news conference held […]
Oakwood High School announces 2019-2020 second semester Honor Roll
High Honors 9th Grade Makenzie Bonebright Jarron Fleming Cassandra Fugate Mason Goodner Lacey Harrison Austin Jones Kyle McFarland Allie Morris Ashton Morris Grant Powell Audrey Schnaus Kalie Tison Livia Webb Addie Wright 10th Grade Beth Bland Madison Doan Joseph Lashuay Austin McDaniel Jacob Paris Ashlynn Pinnick Katie Reffett Carlie Reitz […]
