City announces temporary road closures for late May
- May 16, 2024 6:02 pm|
Springfield woman charged in connection with Menard County crash that killed one Petersburg woman
- May 15, 2024 7:53 pm|
FBI names Springfield Field Office lead as new Assistant Director
- May 15, 2024 6:20 pm|
Illinois General Assembly makes additional effort to better support public defenders across state
- May 15, 2024 3:48 pm|
SFD: Annual fire hydrant testing to begin next week
- May 14, 2024 6:07 pm|
Safety concerns behind teacher and student absences last Friday at Grant Middle School in Springfield
- May 14, 2024 5:10 pm|
Woman in custody following late-April Illinois State Capitol bomb threats in Springfield
- May 14, 2024 1:45 pm|
17th Annual Illinois Product Farmers Market kicks off this Thursday at State Fairgrounds in Springfield
- May 14, 2024 11:13 am|
Illinois House advances legislation to consolidate early childhood services under single, new state agency
- May 13, 2024 6:48 pm|
Largest downstate IL police union endorses Budzinski for reelection
- May 13, 2024 6:20 pm|
Organization of Springfield funeral homes set to host Mother’s Day remembrance tribute this upcoming Saturday, May 11
A Springfield funeral home is hosting a remembrance tribute ahead of Mother’s Day for people to honor and remember mothers who have passed away. The Butler Family of Organizations – which includes Butler Funeral Homes & Cremation
Invasive longhorned tick discovered in Central Illinois
The Illinois Department of Agriculture has reported that the Asian longhorned tick (H. longicornis) has been detected in the State. On April 12, an Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) grant-funded active tick surveillance program in Morgan
AP: Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed
Springfield’s AAHM announces new interim executive director
The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum announced a new Interim Executive Director has been appointed to its executive leadership team. Dr. Kamau Kemayo will manage all day-to-day operations for the AAHM and will be
Dee: Communities close to big box warehouses face health fallouts
Terri Dee Illinois News Connection May 2, 2024 A recent study by the Environmental Defense Fund showed communities near mega warehouses are exposed to more polluted air. More than 2 million Illinois residents primarily in low income and
Governor makes the case for Illinois, promises growth for Springfield
In speaking to the Springfield Citizen’s Club on Thursday, May 2, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker proudly boasted of the growth the state has enjoyed since he took office, and spoke to his plans for the future of
Updated: 1 dead in N. Edmond St. mobile home shooting
UPDATE: Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon issued a report Monday, May 6, confirming the victim as 33 year-old Michael Newton, a Springfield resident. The Coroner confirms Newton died of a gunshot wound to his neck. The investigation
Adams: Lawmakers pitch sweeping changes to energy industry and Chicagoland transit system
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com A group of lawmakers and influential environmental advocates are calling for broad changes to the state’s energy industry and a massive increase in state oversight of Chicagoland’s transit system –
Moving Pillsbury Forward notes an increase in metal theft at historic Springfield site
The organization dedicated to demolishing and redeveloping Springfield’s former Pillsbury Mills site says that there has been an increase in metal theft at the site. Moving Pillsbury Forward has made multiple police reports of theft and trespass
Governor Pritzker and First Lady donate special Civil War document to Springfield’s own ALPLM
Governor Pritzker and the First Lady are donating a key Civil War document to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. Beginning today, the museum will display President Lincoln’s order to begin the process of
City Council Report: LEC to close at end of month
At its April 30 Committee of the Whole Meeting, the City of Springfield learned that Lawrence Education Center – or LEC – would close its doors at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. For many years,
Illinois Housing Development Authority to award more than $100 million for permanent supportive housing across the state
The Illinois Housing Development Authority is awarding more than $123 million in state and federal resources to finance permanent supportive housing throughout the state. Funds will be used for the construction or rehabilitation of 14 developments containing