When Republican lawmakers called for hearings to explore Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's conduct in relation to a bribery scheme involving the state's largest utility, Madigan vehemently denied any wrongdoing, as he has all along.

Charges and disciplinary action against a former New Berlin teacher and coach and the head of the New Berlin Education Association have been rescinded in two separate instances last week.

Seventeen residents and an employee of Brother James Court, a residential facility for men with development disabilities, have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days, a spokesman for the Sangamon County Department of Public Health said Monday.

The Office of Public Works announced that Cockrell Lane from Spaulding Orchard to 0.1 mile north of Stonegate Drive will be milled and paved on Tuesday.

The group that oversees high school sports in Minnesota voted overwhelmingly Monday to restart football and volleyball, after deciding earlier to delay both sports until the spring because of the coronavirus.