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Local governments call for increase in state revenue sharing

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A local government advocacy group laid out its legislative agenda Monday and called on lawmakers to fully fund a program that shares state income tax revenue with local municipalities.  The Illinois Municipal League’s “Moving Cities Forward” agenda also includes efforts to: […]

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Brayden Weaver finds perfect fit at Illinois College

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brayden Weaver is an advocate of second chances. If he didn’t believe in the concept, then his collegiate future would look drastically different. A senior at St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Weaver started playing football as a 6-year-old. “It was very difficult for me, and for lack […]

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Illinois 130 bridge replacement begins in March

The Illinois Department of Transportation will replace the bridge that carries Sycamore Street (Illinois 130) over the Embarras River in Villa Grove beginning the week of March 9. The removal of the current bridge will be done in stages to maintain two-way traffic, which will be controlled by temporary signals. […]

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Spartans’ 23-win season comes to end

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden won the first half, but Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin captured the second half and the victory in Friday’s Class 2A boys’ basketball regional championship game at the Spartans’ sold-out gymnasium. B-H/R-A improved to 32-0 with a 38-28 triumph. The game attracted an estimated 1,500 spectators. Ty Pence […]

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SJ-O Cheerleading has provided family for Pruitt

BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Being part of the St. Joseph-Ogden cheerleading program has been exactly what senior Tia Pruitt needed growing up. “I could not imagine not being a part of a cheer squad,” Pruitt said. Pruitt began cheering with the St. Joseph-Ogden Youth Football program in kindergarten. Since then, […]

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Proposed bill would mandate K-12 sex education

BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Senate Bill 2762 could mandate “inclusive, medically accurate, and culturally appropriate comprehensive sex education” for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade if it becomes law. Presented by sponsors Senator Ram Villivalam (Democrat District 8) and Representative Kathleen Willis (Democrat District 77), the bill would require […]

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Central Illinois leads corn and soybean production as numbers decline across state

By BEN ORNER Capitol News Illinois borner@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Central Illinois counties led Illinois in corn and soybean production last year as every region and nearly all counties saw decreases in both crops, according to estimates released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Both production and yields for corn and soybeans fell […]