Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the Sangamon Sun coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Nov. 19 to Nov. 25.
One offender released on parole in June lives in Illinois zip code 65807, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Sangamon Sun.
With 1,844 international students from 37 countries attending the University of Illinois-Springfield on federal student visas, the group makes up 34 percent of the total student body, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of data obtained from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
One offender released on parole in June lives in Illinois zip code 62794, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Sangamon Sun.
One offender released on parole in June lives in Illinois zip code 62563, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Sangamon Sun.
Chicago's taxi cab cartel donated $180,750 to 61 state legislators in 2014-15, including state Sen. Sam McCann (R-Springfield), encouraging them to help preserve their traditional monopoly by banning ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft in Illinois.
Eighteen offenders released on parole in June live in Illinois zip code 62703, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Sangamon Sun.
John Eckert, an Illinois Department on Aging senior policy adviser, was honored by the Illinois Interagency Committee for Employees with Disabilities as the 2017 Outstanding Employee of the Year
Four offenders released on parole in June live in Illinois zip code 62704, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Sangamon Sun.
Rochester Community Unit School District 3A had the highest rate – 34.8 percent – of students locally who passed the annual state assessments this year, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of Illinois State Board of Education data.