Part of East Washington Street demolition will include one of the buildings connected to Horace Mann proposal
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now The work that will close part of East Washington Street downtown this week includes demolition of one of the two buildings at the heart of a controversial recent proposal. Even though
Proposed Springfield ordinance would make public local civic violations and offenses
A proposed ordinance would result in quarterly postings of everyone who is fined for parking violations or garbage, brush, or weed offenses in Springfield. Mayor Jim Langfelder and Alderman Joe McMenamin jointly requested the ordinance. McMenamin says
Springfield Police Department make arrest in shooting that left woman seriously injured
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now Springfield police have made an arrest in a shooting that left a woman seriously injured. Officers went to the 15-hundred block of East Reynolds Street shortly after 9 Saturday night for
COVID-19 transmission in Illinois showing signs of improvement
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now The COVID transmission picture around Illinois is showing signs of improvement. Only nine counties, all in Southern Illinois, show elevated rates of community transmission of the virus, down from 26 one
Conservative Illinois Republicans frustrated with proposed legislation to support same-sex marriages from other states
Some conservative Republican lawmakers are criticizing legislation that they say would make Illinois a haven for same-sex couples from other states who may come here to get married if marriage equality is overturned in their own state.
Illinois received over $36 million in legal marijuana taxes from Wisconsin residents last year
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now While Wisconsin lawmakers continue to resist efforts to legalize marijuana in that state, millions of dollars are coming across the border from Wisconsin to Illinois cannabis dispensaries. The state Department of
Hancock: House panel debates ranked-choice voting
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Two dead after shooting on East Johnson Avenue in Decatur
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now Two people are dead in the latest shooting in Decatur. Police were called to the scene of a shooting Friday night in the 500 block of East Johnson Avenue in Decatur.
Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow to $272 million
The Mega Millions jackpot keeps climbing. No one matched all the winning numbers from Friday’s drawing. That latest rollover pushes the jackpot for a single winner to $272 million for Tuesday night’s drawing. The winner could choose
Adams: Nuclear option: Illinois grapples with the future of nuclear power
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