Seventeen-year-old Kaylyn Steward and her mom, Kendalynn Jackson, were passing out campaign literature for Democratic Sangamon County State's Attorney candidate Mike Drake Saturday on afternoon when she spotted a man in a Black Lives Matter T-shirt.
Though a federal judge's ruling last week will allow the 2020 U.S. Census count to continue through next month, the city of Springfield is encouraging those who have not completed the once-a-decade count to do so as soon as possible.
House Speaker Michael Madigan said Friday that he will not testify before the House Special Investigating Committee that is probing his role in a bribery scheme involving utility giant Commonwealth Edison, and it's not likely that most of the other potential witnesses that Republicans want to hear from will testify either.
GREENVIEW - North Mac High School's Matt Hendricks shot a 5-over-par 77 to earn medalist honors as well as lead the Panthers to the Sangamo Conference's boys golf team title on Friday at Country Hills Golf Course.
ATHENS - Riverton High School's Isaac Crumrine and Kaleb Rutter finished first and second, respectively, as the Hawks beat Pleasant Plains 24-31 in a Sangamo Conference boys cross country meet on Saturday.
AUBURN - Emma West won the race and four other Auburn High School runners followed her into the top five en route to a Sangamo Conference girls triangular cross country meet victory on Saturday.
ATHENS - Pleasant Plains High School's Megan Derrick won the Sangamo Conference girls cross country meet in 20 minutes 33 seconds and the Cardinals defeated Athens and Riverton in a girls cross country triangular on Saturday.
PETERSBURG - Williamsville High School took the top three places and cruised to a first-place finish in a Sangamo Conference triangular girls cross country meet on Saturday.
AUBURN - Auburn High School placed seven runners in the top 10 and finished with a score of 25 points in a Sangamo Conference triangular boys cross country meet victory on Saturday.
