[LISTEN] Ground has been broken on Springfield’s first new fire station since 1996
Ground has been broken on Springfield’s first new fire station since 1996; the new Fire Station #13 will go up on Spaulding Orchard Road just west of Route 4. Fire Chief Ed Canny, Jr., says the new
Meisel: Jury convicts politically connected businessman for bribing pair of lawmakers
James Weiss found guilty on all seven counts of bribery, lying to FBI By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Editor’s note: This story was updated Thursday afternoon to reflect the jury’s guilty verdict. It originally ran
New state budget includes big funding boost for network of agencies providing services to children who have been victims of physical or sexual abuse
The new state budget includes a big funding boost for the network of agencies providing services to children who have been the victims of physical or sexual abuse. The budget added an additional $3.7 million in funding
New CDC study notes that Illinois and specifically Sangamon County have lower clinical depression rates than the nation
Clinical depression impacts nearly one in five people across the country – but a new CDC study shows the numbers in Illinois overall, and Sangamon County specifically, fall below that national average. The study is based on
First local use of new robotic system occurs at Springfield Memorial Hospital with recent successful brain surgery
A recent brain surgery in Springfield marks the first local use of a new robotic system that doctors say will lead to faster recovery and better odds for successful treatment for patients. Dr. Breck Jones of SIU
Adult Swim giving third season to Emmy-winning animated series 'Primal'
Adult Swim One of the biggest hits Adult Swim ever had, Genndy Tartakovsky‘s Emmy-winning, prehistoric animated series Primal, will not be going extinct. The adult animation network announced a third season of Primal is now underway, with
New state grant means more Sangamon County high school students to get chance to explore careers in various construction trades
A new state grant means more Sangamon County high school students will get a chance to explore careers in the construction trades. Lincoln Land Community College received the $200,000 grant to expand the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum, or
Six dead, including three children, in Tennessee murder-suicide
Kali9/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Six people were found dead, including three children, at a Tennessee home in an apparent murder-suicide. Marion County deputies and Jasper police officers responded to reports of shots fired around 9 p.m.
'Outlander' cast on the “mixed feelings” they have about the show reaching its end
Starz Jamie and Claire face unrelenting changes together when Outlander returns to Starz for its seventh season on Friday, June 16. The cast dished to ABC Audio about the penultimate season of the popular show, which, Sophie
Trump faces 31 charges under the Espionage Act: The law regulating government secrets explained
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At the center of Donald Trump’s historic federal indictment is the Espionage Act, under which prosecutors have charged the former president with illegally keeping government information after leaving the White