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No. 3 Ohio State avoids upset scare, downs Illinois 87-81
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored a game-high 31 factors as No. 3 Ohio State erased a halftime deficit and prevented an upset with an 87-81 over Illinois Sunday.
Trailing by as many as 17 factors within the second half, a 13-0 run within the third quarter helped the Buckeyes (17-0, 6-0 Massive Ten) tie the sport at 58 with 2:16 to go within the interval.
Coming into the fourth quarter tied at 65, Rikki Harris made a 3-pointer and Ohio State didn’t path once more.
The Buckeyes shot 42.9% within the fourth quarter whereas the Preventing Illini (14-3, 4-2) went 1 of seven from past the arc in that span.
Mikesell shot 50% from the sector and Cotie McMahon added 22 factors for Ohio State. Taylor Thierry had 12 factors and swiped 4 steals.
Each groups matched each other within the first quarter. Illinois started 10 of 21 from the sector and Genesis Bryant scored 10 factors whereas the Buckeyes went 8 of 8 on the free throw line however shot 31.3%.
Knotted at 22 factors after the opening body, the Preventing Illini raced forward on a 10-2 run and outscored Ohio State 25-15 within the second quarter. Illinois led 47-37 at halftime.
Kendall Bostic notched her sixth double-double of the season behind 27 factors and 15 rebounds. Bryant completed with 20 factors, Makira Prepare dinner had 12 and Brynn Shoup-Hill tallied 10 for Illinois.
BIG PICTURE
Illinois: The seven-game profitable streak got here to an finish for the Preventing Illini, who’re second within the Massive Ten standings.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes proceed their program-best begin to the season regardless of the absences of guards Madison Greene and Jacy Sheldon, who’re coping with accidents.
UP NEXT
Illinois: At Minnesota Sunday.
Ohio State: At Nebraska Saturday.
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Illinois
Illinois reports paying its bills on time and in full
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The Illinois state comptroller reported a 55% year-over-year increase in the end-of-year general revenue fund cash balance as her office paid the state’s bills in a timely manner, a departure from recent years when the state’s unpaid bill backlogs topped $10 billion.
Illinois ended the fiscal year with a $1.7 billion balance in the general revenue fund, up from last year’s $1.1 billion, said State Comptroller Susana Mendoza.
That stands in stark contrast to roughly a decade ago, when a
Illinois State Comptroller’s office
When Mendoza took office in late 2016, she inherited a
By last year, the
The rainy-day fund is now projected to reach $2.3 billion by June 2025, according to Mendoza’s office.
“It’s dramatic, and it’s been a priority of the administration, the General Assembly and our office to build that up,” said Abdon Pallasch, spokesperson for the comptroller. “It’s something that the rating agencies have mentioned when they’re evaluating Illinois bonds, they’d like to see a better rainy day fund. And they’ve been noting the progress.”
Moody’s Ratings in April revised the state’s outlook to positive from stable and assigned a rating of A3 to the state’s new GOs. S&P Global Ratings assigns an A-minus long-term rating to the state’s GO bonds, a BBB-plus rating on its appropriation-backed debt and a BBB-minus on the state’s moral obligation debt; the outlook is stable.
Fitch Ratings assigns an A-minus long-term rating with a stable outlook to the state’s general obligation unlimited tax debt and GO bonds. Kroll Bond Rating Agency rates the state’s Build Illinois Bonds AA-plus with a stable outlook.
The state is
“The state’s progress in improving its structural budget alignment, paying down liabilities and building its budgetary reserves all place it on a positive credit trajectory, but the stable rating outlook continues to reflect our view that there remain meaningful upside constraints that keep it separate from more highly rated states,” S&P director Scott Nees said in an April statement.
The state pension systems remain underfunded, and a proposed change by Pritzker’s administration to raise funding levels from the current statute’s requirement of 90% to the actuarially-recommended 100%
Mendoza has pushed to make extra payments into the state pension systems and the rainy-day fund. She now says she plans to take advantage of a new law permitting the comptroller’s office to pre-pay the required monthly pension payments.
The provision, proposed by Mendoza, was included in the budget implementation bill passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Pritzker last month. Previously, the law did not permit additional payments to the pension systems beyond the set monthly payments required by statute. The comptroller is now able to make additional payments.
“This will enable the [retirement] systems to plan accordingly and keep more of the pension funds in their investment portfolios,” Mendoza said in a statement.
“With the pensions, every little bit helps, and when they’re not having to wait until the last minute, that means they don’t have to disrupt the investments they have going that get good returns,” said Pallasch. “It gives them the ability to plan… This helps combat the pension shortfall, so even less repair is needed going forward.”
Mendoza “would like to see even more,” Pallasch said. She’s proposed a bill that would trigger a 1% automatic monthly transfer into the state’s budget stabilization fund and pension stabilization fund when Illinois’ revenue growth is 4% or greater and the state’s bill backlog is under $3 billion.
The last version of that legislation,
Mendoza noted in a statement that the state generated 53% more in interest income than last fiscal year by keeping a healthy cash balance throughout 2024. It’s a far cry from the days when the state government
Illinois
Woman accused of driving drunk in fatal crash near Springfield charged with reckless homicide
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A Petersburg woman faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence leading to a crash that killed another Petersburg woman on Illinois 97 on May 11.
In all, Lori Beth Moreno, 40, faces six felony charges.
Moreno was in Menard County court July 2 on a first appearance before Circuit Judge Roger Thomson. Another judge, Michael Atterberry, recused himself from the case on June 11.
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Moreno was in a head-on collision that killed Marjorie “Marj” Hinds, 60, and seriously injured an 80-year-old passenger in Hinds’ van.
According to Illinois State Police, Moreno was northbound on Illinois 97 just north of Lincoln’s New Salem State Park when her pickup crossed the centerline and struck Hinds’ southbound minivan head on around 10 p.m.
Moreno was also charged with two counts of aggravated DUI causing bodily harm; reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving causing bodily harm.
Moreno was granted pre-trial release due to her own physical health resulting from the accident.
Menard County State’s Attorney Gabe Grosboll said as part of the conditions for her release, Moreno is on electronic monitoring and has been outfitted with an alcohol monitoring device. Moreno is not allowed to operate a motor vehicle.
Moreno was appointed a public defender, R. John Alvarez.
Moreno’s preliminary hearing is July 30.
Contact Steven Spearie: 217-622-1788; sspearie@sj-r.com; X, twitter.com/@StevenSpearie.
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