By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – As university faculties around Illinois strike for better pay and working conditions, budget analysts have found that state spending on higher education has fallen dramatically over the past 20 years. When adjusted for inflation, state spending on higher education fell 46 percent between […]
By NIKA SCHOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Just before lawmakers went on a two-week spring break, the Illinois Senate passed two bills that would work to further decriminalize cannabis use in Illinois. The bills – Senate Bill 125 and Senate Bill 1886 – would prevent police from searching an individual’s vehicle based solely on […]
By Fred Kroner Adena Paul slugged a home run for the second game in a row on Monday (April 10) as Heritage registered a 13-7 softball win at Cerro Gordo/Bement. The Hawks had five-run innings in both the third and fifth frames. On Tuesday (April 11), Heritage dropped a 15-3 […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage hit a season high for runs scored on Monday (April 10), but dropped a 19-9 baseball decision at home to Cerro Gordo/Bement. Haiden Davis scored two runs and drove in two runs. Joey Markstahler also delivered two RBI. Davis was the fourth of four pitchers used […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Rowan Denmark-Collins was the individual winner in the 1,600 meters on Monday (April 10) in a four-school boys’ track and field meet at Hoopeston Area. His time was 5:19.24. In the same race, teammate Joshua Stierwalt was third. Stierwalt, a freshman, won the long jump. Sophomore […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Lillian Montgomery was the winner in the 400-meter race on Monday (April 10) in a three-school girls’ track and field meet at Hoopeston Area. Montgomery’s time was a personal-best 1 minute, 13.09 seconds. The Hawks also had two winning relays. The 400-meter foursome was timed in […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Connor Smith was a two-event placer in individual events for Oakwood on Tuesday (April 11) in the Salt Fork boys’ track and field invitational at Catlin. Smith raced to a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters and also took sixth in the 100 meters. He was […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Aubri Elliott was the top individual placer for Oakwood in the Tuesday (April 11) Salt Fork girls’ track and field invitational in Catlin. Elliott ran fifth in the 300-meter hurdles. Teammate Quinn Sperry placed sixth in the discus. The Comets had three relays that secured finishes […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s baseball team raised its winning streak to six games on Monday (April 10) with an 11-1 win at home over Watseka before the streak ended on Wednesday (April 12) with a 13-3 loss at Mahomet-Seymour. Against Watseka, Travis Tiernan twirled a six-inning four-hitter, allowing only an […]
By Fred Kroner Gracie Hanner drove three hits and knocked in two runs on Tuesday (April 11) as the Oakwood softball team rebounded from an early deficit to defeat Danville, 10-5. A three-run third inning lifted the Comets into the lead for good, 5-3. Cracking two hits apiece for Oakwood […]
