Perspectives on Progress: Demmer says GOP willing to listen to police reform proposals

Deputy Republican Leader open to more police accountability, community reinvestment By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — As the Black Lives Matter protests continue in Illinois and throughout the nation, many observers have noticed something that sets the current wave of demonstrations apart from those of previous generations — widespread participation of people of all races, including white people. That […]

Moyer District Library news (week of June 29, 2020)

GIBSON CITY — This upcoming week, the Moyer District Library is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Monday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and closed on Saturday, July 4. The following is from a press release by the Moyer District Library: Summer Reading ProgramMoyer library presents … Imagine Your Story: […]

State continued unemployment claims remain over 700,000

Pritzker says unemployment security agency continually trying to expand capacity By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Department of Labor released statistics Thursday showing 705,878 Illinoisans received unemployment insurance for the week ending June 20. While that was a decrease of 4,401 continued unemployment claims overall from the previous week, according to the data, the state still saw […]

AG: Gathering restrictions regulate Illinoisans’ conduct, not speech

Illinois’ cap on gathering size is akin to building occupancy rules, Raoul says By REBECCA ANZELCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — State regulation of the number of people allowed at gatherings does not violate Illinoisans’ First Amendment rights, the attorney general’s office argued in a court document. A lawsuit filed on June 15 by the state’s Republican Party alleged Gov. JB […]

Four new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Iroquois County

WATSEKA — As of Thursday, June 25, Iroquois County has 155 individuals with laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19. As of Thursday, the Iroquois County Public Health Department has received 2,352 test results for COVID-19. Of the 2,352 results, 2,197 have been negative and 155 have been positive. Here is the information shared by the ICPHD about its cases confirmed on […]

Obituary: Ed Copher

MILFORD — Ed Copher, 74, of Milford passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born July 29, 1945, in Louisiana, Missouri, the son of Lawrence Albert and Shirley Marie (Wright) Copher, and they preceded him in death. He married Marcia Kay Larimore on Sept. 25, 1965, at Akers Chapel Church of Christ […]

As state enters Phase 4 Friday, Pritzker ‘not afraid’ to move backwards if COVID-19 cases surge

Face coverings, social distancing, hand washing still the best protections against virus’ spread By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new tool to track county-by-county progress in the fight against the novel coronavirus Thursday, but as the state readied to enter the next phase of reopening, he also warned that he would not hesitate to […]