2020-09-30 E-Edition

State Senate committee focuses on drug penalty reform, elderly parole

Meeting is latest in series prompted by Black Caucus agenda By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee and Special Committee on Public Safety held its latest in a series of hearings related to the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ legislative agenda Tuesday, focusing on reclassifying offenses, drug penalty reform and elderly parole. “We must confront […]

GOP members grill ComEd exec on Madigan’s role in bribery scheme

Durkin says House speaker abused office, public trust By SARAH MANSURFor Capitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD –Illinois House Republicans on a special committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan’s role in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison sought to tie the longtime leader directly to the $1.3 million in payments over nearly a decade made by the utility giant to his associates.  Tuesday’s […]

GCMS golfer Connor Engel earns all-conference honors at HOIC Tournament

EL PASO — Connor Engel earned all-conference honors at Tuesday’s Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament. The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School golfer tied for third overall in the tournament with a score of 79. Engel shot a 36 in the front nine and a 43 in the back nine. He tied with El Paso-Gridley’s Caleb Lavender. Tri-Valley’s Josh Stewart and EP-G’s […]

Photo gallery: PBL JH baseball at Mahomet-Seymour (Sept. 29, 2020)

UPDATED: Dem Chairman calls talk of Madigan subpoena ‘premature’

GOP leader says House speaker abused office, public trust By Sarah MansurFor Capitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD –Illinois House Republicans on a special committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan’s role in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison sought to tie the longtime leader directly to the $1.3 million in payments over nearly a decade made by the utility giant to his […]

PBL JH baseball ends season with extra-inning loss to Mahomet-Seymour

MAHOMET — After winning their respective IESA Class 3A regionals, the Paxton-Buckley-Loda and Mahomet-Seymour baseball teams held an exhibition game on Tuesday, Sept. 29. “We’re thankful to get to play that, for the Mahomet-Seymour administrators for throwing this game together and for our adminstrators for letting us play,” PBL head coach Daron Johnson said. “We sure appreciate it.” The two […]

PBL JH cross country girls place first in triangular meet

PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School cross country girls’ team finished first with a score of 32 in a triangular meet held Tuesday, Sept. 29. Champaign Holy Cross finished second with a score of 32, as PBL won the tiebreaker via its sixth runner. Urbana University finished third with a score of 69. Sydney Pickens finished third individually for […]

PBL’s Discover Ag Day Camp going virtual this year

PAXTON — Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School’s FFA chapter is hosting its annual Discover Ag Day Camp for fourth- and fifth-graders virtually this year.It will take place on Oct. 22, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10, from 3 to 4 p.m., through Google Meets.  The camp is an opportunity for children to learn about the agriculture industry through hands-on activities. This year’s topics […]

Obituary: Michael C. H. Roy

HOMER — Michael C. H. Roy, age 16, of Homer, formerly of Champaign, died at 7:19 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Carle Hospital in Urbana. His funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City. Visitation will be for an hour before the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in […]