Sangamon Sun

Eight design firm - professional engineering licenses set to lapse in zip code 62629 during April, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

87.8 percent of Sandburg teachers stay put; average earns $63,733 per year

The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 87.8 percent of teachers stay at Sandburg Elementary School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.

State of Illinois employee Kathleen Farney contributes a total of $250 to Democratic Party candidate Richard J. Durbin

State of Illinois employee Kathleen Farney has contributed a total of $250 to Democratic Party candidate Richard J. Durbin

16.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Greenview

16.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Greenview in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Butler tapped to serve as spokesman for GOP on Illinois House Redistricting Committee

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 13, 2021

Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is set to tackle serving as Republican spokesperson for the House Redistricting Committee.

25.8 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Thayer

25.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Thayer in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

State of Illinois employee Karen Kirk contributes a total of $75 to Republican Party candidate Devin Gerald Nunes

State of Illinois employee Karen Kirk has contributed a total of $75 to Republican Party candidate Devin Gerald Nunes

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Sangamon Sun area weekly mass times

The following parishes in the Sangamon Sun coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

26 design firm - architect licenses set to lapse in zip code 60174 during April

Twenty six design firm - architect licenses set to lapse in zip code 60174 during April, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

January: 17 inmates sentenced in Sangamon County to be released

There were 17 inmates sentenced to jail in Sangamon County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during January.

83.3 percent of Rochester Elementary 2-3 teachers stay put; average earns $51,179 per year

The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 83.3 percent of teachers stay at Rochester Elementary 2-3 year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.

IDES paid out more than $1.5 million in fraudulent claims

Taxpayers are expected to be left holding a hefty bill once all the unemployment benefits fraud at the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is sorted out.

Senate subcommittee passes bills to improve DCFS

The Illinois Senate Subcommittee on Children and Family Services is advocating for Senate Bill 106 as part of a plan to improve operations at the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

House Energy and Environmental Committee looks to tighten enforcement of leaking gas fields

The Illinois House Energy and Environmental Committee has approved a measure designed to tighten oversight and enforcement of leaking gas fields.

Elik proposing solution for troubled IDES system