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Motivation to move
Some people will soon be paid $5,000 to move to Jacksonville, Illinois. The Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation is offering the bounty as part of its ongoing effort to lure professionals to the community of 17,600 and surrounding Morgan and Scott counties. According to the U.S. Census, during the second...
Dobrinich, Saathoff lead Litchfield over Plains and other 1A/2A sectional baseball/softball results
Here are the Class 1A and 2A softball and baseball sectional semifinals results around Springfield for Tuesday and Wednesday: Rockets surge: Here's what made this softball season stand out above the rest for these Rochester seniors Softball and baseball brackets: 2024 IHSA baseball and softball brackets: Springfield-area playoff schedules Williamsville's comeback thriller: Williamsville girls soccer stuns Bloomington Central Catholic for elusive sectional title No regrets: SHG's Jake Kepler wreaks just as much havoc in baseball as does in football Undisputed champions:...
Jacksonville advances to regional title game, plus other 3A softball/baseball regional results
Here are the Class 3A baseball and softball regional results around Springfield from Tuesday and Wednesday: Rockets surge: Here's what made this softball season stand out above the rest for these Rochester seniors Softball and baseball brackets: 2024 IHSA baseball and softball brackets: Springfield-area playoff schedules Williamsville's comeback thriller: Williamsville girls soccer stuns Bloomington Central Catholic for elusive sectional title No regrets: SHG's Jake Kepler wreaks just as much havoc in baseball as does in football Undisputed champions: Lincoln's Heitzig,...
Chasing the Dec’s White Whale
Everyone was asleep in the Milli-van with the exception of myself and the Decaturian advisor, Dr. Scott Lambert. We had just attended my last ever Illinois College Press Awards, and I had just stepped down as editor-in-chief of the Decaturian. “I feel like I need one last big article, something...
Periodical cicadas are here … now what?
JACKSONVILLE, Ill — The long wait is finally over. After spending 13 (or 17, depending on where you’re at) years underground feeding from roots, periodical cicadas have emerged (at least in central and southern Illinois). Soon, many places will be awash in cicadas. So, what can we expect now that they are beginning to emerge?
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