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Education
4 weeks ago
Call to revamp higher ed funding

Proposal would address lower birth rate.

A handcart and flour sack used at the former Pillsbury plant are now part of a display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
History
4 weeks ago
Former Pillsbury plant part of new exhibit at ALPLM

The plant opened in 1930 and closed in 2001.

The Horace Mann Educators Foundation donated interactive panels, which use lights and sounds to help students calm down.
Education
4 weeks ago
Ball-Chatham Schools receive new sensory technology in elementary schools

The panels are installed in each of the schools’ calming rooms.

Local
4 weeks ago
Cuts are ahead for District 186

Also – board turns back a proposal to start school during the Illinois State Fair.

Local
4 weeks ago
Research links postpartum depression, pain management

“Providers are very aware of the risk of opioid addiction.”

The sun sets on the press box of the Lion’s Field football stadium at Carterville High School on March 3, 2026, in Carterville, Illinois. (Photo by Lylee Gibbs)
Crime
1 month ago
Carterville school employee placed on leave for sexual abuse over a year after FBI received tip

Sheriff says the case sat dormant for 15 months due to lack of evidence, on-the-record statements.

Students walk down the hallway of St. Patrick Catholic School Thursday, March 5, 2026.
Education
1 month ago
Officials: St. Pat’s legacy will live on through scholarships, continued fundraisers

Scholarships and fundraising events will still be done, even as St. Pat’s closes at the end of the current academic year.

Gov. JB Pritzker awards Blue Ribbon schools at an event on March 4 at the Governor’s Mansion. Pritzker established the awards after the national program was abolished in August 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Education
1 month ago
28 Illinois schools receive state Blue Ribbon Schools award

Pritzker established the program last year after the national program was abolished.

An urban fishing clinic will be held this year in Sangamon County, and instructors are needed.
Local
1 month ago
Cool summer job available for fishing enthusiasts

Illinois Department of Natural Resources seeking instructors for 2026 urban fishing clinics, including Sangamon County.

Sports
1 month ago
Here are the local teams still in the state high school basketball tournament hunt

The Illinois High School Association calls it “America’s Original March Madness”!

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