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April 18, 2023 - Oakland, California: Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki bats against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum.
Sports
3 months ago
Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki has a minor knee ligament strain and be will evaluated further, manager says

Suzuki got hurt in Japan’s 8-5 loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal Saturday night in Miami.

A portrait Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza was unveiled at Wild Rose Artisans Gallery and Boutique in Springfield -- the owner of which created the painting.
Local
3 months ago
Comptroller sees special portrait she commissioned from Springfield business

The painting also includes monarch butterflies, and several of Mendoza’s favorite and lucky numbers.

Madison County Associate Judge Andrew Carruthers found his name in the recently released U.S. Department of Justice files regarding Jeffrey Epstein, a sex offender accused of trafficking minors. Carruthers was assigned Epstein’s case in a collection matter in Lake County, Illinois, but said he never met him or communicated with him.
IL State News
3 months ago
Madison County judge finds name in Epstein files because of legal representation

As an associate at an Edwardsville law firm, he represented Epstein in a 2013 debt collection matter.

Chanel Jackson (right) was recently honored by Comptroller Susana Mendoza.
Local
3 months ago
Mendoza honors trailblazing firefighter

Chanel Jackson is SFD’s first Black woman.

Plug-in solar panels
Local
3 months ago
IL bill could allow people to install plug-in solar panels

Plug-in solar would directly supply power to household appliances and lower the amount of electricity customers have to purchase from utility companies. 

FARMS of Illinois just opened a grocery store, giving it the option to sell the foods they produce directly to customers, instead of going through the larger distribution process.
Local
3 months ago
New store connects community with local farmers and producers

The store carries a wide variety of items. Products include beef, pork, chicken, cheese and eggs.

An EF-1 tornado caused damage at a school in Nokomis.
Local
3 months ago
NWS: 6 tornadoes hit central Illinois, including EF-1 in Nokomis

NWS Lincoln shared that the complete data for the tornado was still being finalized. 

Gov. JB Pritzker signs legislation at the University of Illinois Springfield in 2021. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Education
3 months ago
Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals

Executive order creates new working group to recommend plans for increasing postsecondary attainment.

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