Rolling Meadows Farm Brewery kicked off the capital city's craft beer craze when it opened in 2011, serving as a pioneer in a market that now has more than a half-dozen craft breweries.
The Sangamon County Department of Public Health has reached an agreement with three of four restaurants closed earlier this week after a temporary restraining order was issued against them for operating without food permits.
Central Illinois avoided a surge in COVID-19 patients in April and May, but now a larger-than-expected surge has hit, straining hospital staff and resources, and taking lives.
House Speaker Michael Madigan said Friday he still has the support of a "significant number" of House Democrats and that he plans to run again for speaker.
Hospital beds are filling up fast with coronavirus patients leaving state officials to again warn that health facilities could get overwhelmed if the COVID-19 resurgence isn't brought under control.
