Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray Monday said that despite a surge of ballots already being received for the Nov. 3 election, he's urging people to get mail-in ballots they requested filled out and returned early.

Springfield Clinic's new drive-up lab opens at 701 S. Sixth St. on Monday.

Sangamon County saw back-to-back days of new positive cases of COVID-19 in the triple digits over the weekend, including a record-setting mark of 111 cases for Sunday.

CHAMPAIGN - Wisconsin's redshirt-freshman Graham Mertz stole the spotlight on Friday night, throwing for 248 yards and five touchdowns as the Badgers steamrolled Illinois, 45-7.But it was another quarterback who caught Illinois signal caller Brandon Peters' attention - his own backup.