Hancock: In joint effort, election authorities try to tamp down misinformation
Officials from 25 counties seek public’s cooperation ahead of 2024 races By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Six months before the next presidential primary elections in Illinois, county clerks and other local election authorities
City of Springfield AmeriCorps program seeks community members wishing to make a difference
The City of Springfield AmeriCorps Program is seeking members who want to make a difference in our local community. The program works with several partner agencies in Springfield, including Boys & Girls Club of Central Illinois, Computer
Nearly 4,000 briefly without power in Springfield due to equipment failure
City Water Light & Power responded to a power outage that left nearly 4,000 in the dark for but a few minutes on Tuesday afternoon. The disturbance in the early afternoon on Tuesday, west of Veterans Parkway
Memorial Health hospitals to offer free mammograms to all women regardless of insurance coverage across October
Memorial Health has announced that it will offer free mammograms at all five Memorial Health hospitals during October for women aged 40 and older who are uninsured or underinsured. Appointments are required; no walk-ins are available. Educational
Multiple striking auto workers struck by car outside Michigan plant
WJRT (FLINT, Mich.) — Police in Michigan are looking for an auto plant employee who they say struck a group of picketing auto workers with their vehicle outside a plant Tuesday afternoon. Chief Matthew Bade of the Metro
Police chief went straight to FBI after Baton Rouge 'brave cave' allegations: Source
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (BATON ROUGE, La.) — When Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) leadership found out about the allegations of the “brave cave,” the police chief immediately went to the FBI in August, according to a source familiar
Start of November is an important retirement program deadline for Illinois small business owners
Workers at small businesses with between 5 and 15 employees are eligible for retirement plans, but their employers must sign up by November 1. Employees can sign up for either the state-sponsored Illinois Secure Choice retirement program
Political rivals Biden, Trump enter into UAW strike discussion
(The Center Square) – The strike continues for United Auto Workers union members as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday. The strike has reached 38 General Motors and Stellantis plants scattered across
Illinois quick hits: $140 million for pipe replacement; ‘Airport of the Year’ announced
$140 million for pipe replacement The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will receive nearly $140 million in grant funding to help get lead and other contaminants out of the state’s drinking water. The federal tax dollars will help
Judge rules Trump engaged in repeated fraud, effectively deciding central question in $250M civil trial
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump submitted “fraudulent valuations” for assets that were then used by himself, his eldest sons and his business to obtain better loan and insurance terms, a judge in New