Weekly COVID-19 deaths decline for first time during pandemic
By BEN ORNER Capitol News Illinois For the first time since…
Jane Boyd Wendling
Margaret Jane Wilmot Boyd Wendling, 92, of Rushville passed away at…
Despite budget approval, much is in limbo after session
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers approved a…
Harry L. Ford
Harry L. Ford, 86, of Rushville passed away at 2:45 p.m.…
Carol Jean Lang
Carol Jean Lang, 78, of Havana passed away at 11:03 a.m.…
Earl “Sonny” Austin
Earl “Sonny” Austin, Jr., 78, of Taylorville passed away at 8:05…
Illinois reports 2,508 new COVID-19 cases, but positivity rate stays below 10 percent
By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD – With the state now just…
Virginia Graduation Parade
Virginia High School seniors were honored in a graduation parade held Friday,…
![Rep. Keith R. Wheeler, R-Oswego, asks questions during debate of SB 671, a bill extending emergency rules on telehealth provisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, during an extended session of the Illinois House of Representatives on Saturday at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield. (Pool photo/Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register]](https://www.beardstownnewspapers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2020/05/Telehealth-Wheeler-052320.jpg)
Legislature looks at telehealth care bills
By BEN ORNER Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A pair of…
Restore Illinois commission bill passes after removal of remote session, FOIA delay language
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A broad-ranging bill…