Bernard Schoenburg
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Sangamon County confirms 10 more deaths, 774 new COVID-19 cases
Over five days beginning on Thanksgiving, Sangamon County officials reported 10 new deaths of residents with COVID-19, bringing the total during the pandemic to 101.In the same period through Monday, 774 new cases brought total infections to 10,201 since spring .The youngest of the 10 people who died was a woman in her 60s who tested positive on Nov. 13 and died 13 days later – on Thanksgiving… → Read More
Central Illinois health officials report 21 virus-related deaths over five days
Over five days beginning on Thanksgiving, central Illinois officials reported 21 new COVID-19-related deaths.In Sangamon County, officials on Monday confirmed 10 new coronavirus deaths, bringing the total during the pandemic to 101.In the same period through Monday, 774 new cases brought total infections in Sangamon County to 10,201 since spring.In Morgan County, eight deaths were reported over… → Read More
Despite easy win and flush campaign fund, LaHood keeps raising money
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, who won re-election Nov. 3 with 70 percent of the vote and had more than $3 million in his campaign fund shortly before → Read More
Kathryn Harris selected 2020 First Citizen
Kathryn Harris of Springfield says she’s so busy, her oldest sister sometimes tells her to just sit down.But Harris, 72, who retired as division → Read More
Kathryn Harris selected State Journal-Register 2020 First Citizen
Kathryn Harris of Springfield says she’s so busy, her oldest sister sometimes tells her to just sit down.But Harris, 72, who retired as division manager for library services at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in 2015, doesn’t take the advice."I enjoy doing all the things that I do, and I like being of service to my community," Harris said.For her service, Harris is the 2020 State… → Read More
Koch uses talent and treasures to help others
Steve Koch does more than volunteer for and donate to causes he believes in. He also recruits others to help those who need a a hand up."I feel very → Read More
Farewell: Thanks for the experiences and your help along the way
I had no plans to end up where I did – on the front page of the The State Journal-Register in August 1985, when my future wife Kim and I were caught on top of the double Ferris Wheel at the State Fair.The ride came to a jolting, shaking stop after being hit by a driverless crane. We weren’t hurt, but while we were very thankful for the rescue, I don’t recommend climbing down a fire truck ladder… → Read More
Still thankful after this wild year
The New Year is more than a month away, so what is perhaps a general hope – to put 2020 behind us – has to wait a while.But with Thanksgiving here, it is a time to look at the positive.Despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and political divisions in the country that persist after a heated election, The State Journal-Register reached out to a variety of area public officials, asking about things… → Read More
Coronavirus cases, deaths continue in central Illinois
Two more Sangamon County residents, including a woman in her 50s, have died with COVID-19, officials said Tuesday.Two other counties – Macoupin and Morgan – also had virus-related deaths.Of the 87 Sangamon County residents who have died with the virus, eight have been in their 50s – and three of those deaths occurred this month.The most recent victim in that age range tested positive for the… → Read More
Newly widened Archer Elevator Road opened from Iles to Wabash
Springfield, state and federal officials Tuesday cut the ribbon on a near-mile-long segment of a widened Archer Elevator Road, from Wabash Avenue north to → Read More
Durbin will seek party’s top spot on Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, of Springfield, said Tuesday that he hopes to become the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee now that Sen. → Read More
Over three days, 11 coronavirus deaths confirmed in central Illinois
Health officials reported 11 coronavirus-related deaths in central Illinois over the three days through Monday, and the surge in new cases continued in → Read More
Schoenburg: Houlihan joins chorus urging Madigan to step down as Democratic chair
Even if House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, doesn’t get another term leading his legislative chamber, he’s still chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois until the spring of 2022 unless he exits early.And Bill Houlihan, a member of the Democratic State Central Committee, is among those who think he should step down from his party post.Houlihan discussed his decision last week even… → Read More
COVID claims 5 in central Illinois; movement at Springfield emergency shelter restricted
Five new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Central Illinois – three in Christian County and one each in Cass and Macoupin counties.Thursday marked the third day in a row that three Christian County residents with coronavirus were reported to have died. Details about the victims were not immediately available.Meanwhile, Sangamon County officials Thursday reported 271 new cases of… → Read More
In Sangamon County: 271 new COVID-19 cases reported
Sangamon County officials Thursday reported 271 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total during the pandemic to 8,285, with 76 deaths.There was also a → Read More
Sangamon County reports 116 new COVID-19 cases
Sangamon County officials Wednesday reported 116 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the pandemic total to more than 8,000.While change over a day → Read More
Coronavirus claims eight more lives in central Illinois
Eight more central Illinois residents with coronavirus died, local health departments reported Tuesday night and Wednesday.Three of the victims were residents of Heritage Health nursing home in Pana, Kevin Schott, deputy director of the Christian-Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, said Wednesday. It was the second day in a row that three deaths of residents of that facility were… → Read More
Five central Illinois COVID-19 deaths reported Tuesday
Health officials Tuesday reported five deaths of people with coronavirus in central Illinois – three in Christian County, one in Sangamon County and → Read More
Sangamon County has 680 new COVID-19 cases over three days; total 7,715
Sangamon County officials Monday reported 680 new coronavirus cases over three-days.The county’s public health department said there were 249 positive test results Saturday, 226 Sunday and 205 Monday.That brings to 7,715 the total number of COVID-19 cases in the county during the pandemic that started earlier in the year. There have been 75 deaths, with 4,097 people who recovered. And as of… → Read More
In central Illinois, 10 coronavirus deaths reported; Sangamon County confirms 680 new cases over three days
Public health officials in central Illinois reported 10 deaths linked to coronavirus Monday, as Sangamon County officials reported 680 new cases of COVID- → Read More