PHS Students Rehearse for School Musical
PANA—Using a collection of short plays and musical numbers, Pana High School (PHS) choir director Angela Chase will put on a one-of-a-kind musical called “We’re All in This Together” on March 22 at 6:30 p.m in the Pana Jr. High School auditorium.
Read MoreProsecutors in Chicago charge man with stabbing ex-girlfriend’s 11-year-old son to death
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors in Chicago have accused a man of stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s 11-year-old son to death. Prosecutors announced on Friday that the 37-year-old man had been charged with murder, attempted murder, home invasion and armed robbery in connection with the attack, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Prosecutors alleged during a court hearing that the…
Read MorePritzker agency heads questioned on $1.1 billion revenue proposals
Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris, IDOR Chief Economist Rubina Hafeez and Governor’s Office of Management and Budget Director Alexis Sturm take questions from the House Revenue and Finance Committee in Springfield on Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s revenue and…
Read MoreTHS bowler AJ Evrley signs with Lindenwood University
Lucas Domonousky, Breeze-Courier Sports Editor TAYLORVILLE — Tornado boys bowling Co-Captain AJ Evrley signed his letter of intent with Lindenwold University on Friday, March 15. The Taylorville senior, along with THS boys bowling Head Coach Lance Nagle, caught up with the Breeze-Courier to explain the thought process behind the commitment, the Winter season as a…
Read MoreKevin Eric Morman
March 28, 1961 — March 12, 2024 Kevin Eric Morman, 62, of Buffalo passed away on March 12, 2024 at his home. Kevin was born on March 28, 1961 to Evan and Marjorie Morman. He married Cindy (Shepard) on March 7, 1987. Kevin attended Edinburg High School and Capital Area Vocational Center where he won…
Read MoreIt’s March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games
DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps and computers for the first time. For the sixth straight year, the number of states allowing…
Read MoreSelling your home could boost your nest egg — but is it worth it?
Kate Ashford NerdWallet A 2023 report from investment firm Vanguard estimates that about a quarter of Americans age 60 and over could move to a cheaper housing market and use the equity in their homes to upsize their retirement savings — making retirement more secure and enjoyable. Those with home prices near the national median…
Read MoreRiders can climb ‘halfway to the stars’ on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett
JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A cable car recently dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer in 1961 first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco. San Francisco officials on Valentine’s Day dedicated one of the city’s iconic cable cars…
Read MoreA new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message
JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside…
Read MoreAfrican American veterans with PTSD had higher risk of re-hospitalization after stroke
DALLAS, Texas — After a stroke, African American veterans previously diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were significantly more likely to be re-hospitalized than those without PTSD. PTSD did not raise the risk of post-stroke readmission in white veterans, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association,…
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