SCT News
Our Town Books presents NY Times #1 Bestseller for program in Jacksonville
By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Our Town Books will present bestselling author Kate Moore on Friday, September 26, 2025, at Rammelkamp Chapel for a public discussion of her book The Woman They Could Not Silence. The event will run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at 215 Park Street and is part of the bookstore’s ongoing commitment to…
Read MoreMemorial Health Partners with Area Libraries to Distribute Mental Health Wellness Kits
As part of a regional community health initiative, Memorial Health will partner with public libraries in Decatur, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Springfield and Taylorville to provide free, family mental health kits to area residents. The kits include books about emotions and mental health, worksheets on breathing and grounding techniques, coloring pages, local support and mental health resources.…
Read MoreFall Semester Begins With Growth and Excitement at JWCC
John Wood Community College is welcoming students back to campus this week as the Fall 2025 semester begins. Fall classes started Monday, Aug. 18, with multiple session options designed to meet students’ needs. The 16-week and first 8-week sessions begin Aug. 18, the 12-week session begins Sept. 15, and the second 8-week session begins Oct.…
Read MoreDavidsmeyer’s school gun violence prevention bill signed into law
Legislation sponsored by State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Murrayville) to prevent school gun violence was signed into law on Friday. Representative Davidsmeyer filed his legislation after hearing of an incident in his district where a student threatened to commit an act of gun violence against another student. The victim told the school staff about the incident,…
Read MoreLawmakers discuss impacts of One Big Beautiful Bill on Illinois residents
By Peter Hancock and Ben Szalinski Capitol News Illinois Illinois Democrats brought some of their biggest names to Springfield last Tuesday to call attention to the massive cuts that will take effect in the coming years for programs that benefit low-income communities. At one event, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski hosted…
Read MoreState education board to vote on new test scoring system
By Peter Hancock Education officials in Illinois expect to see a marked increase this year in the percentage of students classified as proficient in reading, writing and math, along with a slight decline in proficiency rates in science. That’s not because of any change in the way schools are teaching or how well students are…
Read MoreCass Communications Management, Inc. announces retirement of Thomas Allen
Cass Communications Management, Inc. has announced that Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Thomas D. Allen will be retiring on August 31. Allen also serves as COO for Cass Cable TV, Inc. and Cass Telephone Company. He will remain on the Board of Directors for all companies. Allen joined what has become known as CASSCOMM…
Read MoreFree Zoom NARCAN® training
Chestnut Health Systems offers free NARCAN® and free training on how and when to use it. The free training is virtual, on Zoom, so you can attend without leaving your home. You can attend anonymously. The training is user-friendly, easy and interesting. There are no tests or quizzes. The training is offered every third Thursday…
Read MorePritzker signs Illinois Statewide Trauma-Informed Response to Human Trafficking Act
The Illinois State Police (ISP) is announcing major updates to several laws impacting the ability to combat human trafficking and help those who have been trafficked with the signing of Senate Bill 2323, the Illinois Statewide Trauma-Informed Response to Human Trafficking Act. The Act addresses human trafficking through prevention, intervention, and establishing standards for…
Read MorePritzker signs police background check expansion in Sonya Massey’s honor
By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois Police agencies in Illinois will soon be required to do more thorough background checks on prospective officers. The measure signed by Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday came in response to the July 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey in Sangamon County by a sheriff’s deputy. Massey had called police to…
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