Secretary of State Police suggest that Sunday bomb threat at the state capitol was not credible after investigation
A bomb threat is to blame for the Illinois State Capitol being recently placed on lockdown. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said the bomb threat was made Sunday outside the capitol in Springfield, leading the Secretary
Springfield man going to prison over illegal possession of a firearm discovered during 2022 traffic stop
A Springfield man is going to prison for illegally having a gun. Navell White was sentenced to 77 months for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Prosecutors say White was found in possession of a
New ADL report suggests that antisemitic incidents skyrocketed across Illinois and greater U.S. in 2023, especially since this past October 7
A report from the Anti-Defamation League released Tuesday said that incidents of antisemitism skyrocketed in the United States and Illinois in 2023 – particularly following the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas militants that kick-started its current
Sangamon County Sheriffs release details on victim of fatal shooting this past Monday
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department has released the identity of the victim of a fatal shooting in Springfield Monday. The victim is identified as 47- year-old Aaron Suttle of Springfield. The sheriff’s office says Suttle suffered a
Breaking: Illinois State Capitol building locked down after threat reported, nothing found as complex reopened around 3 p.m.
The Illinois State Capitol building is currently locked down and is in the midst of being searched and investigated after a threat was received earlier on Tuesday morning. According to Alexi Giannoulias’s Office of the Secretary of
Three people arrested in connection with robbery in Springfield last week
Police in Sangamon County have arrested three people in connection with a robbery last week. Authorities responded to an incident early last Tuesday in the eleven hundred block of Adlai Stevenson Drive. The female victim said several
Hancock: Cook County judge orders Trump removed from GOP ballot but holds decision pending appeal
Ruling found election board’s previous decision ‘clearly erroneous’ By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered former President Donald Trump’s name to be removed from the March 19 Republican
Springfield woman faces charges in connection with threats levied at Springfield Ward 1 Alderman Chuck Redpath
A Springfield woman is accused of threatening a local alderman. Samantha White is now facing charges of threatening a public official after she allegedly called 911 and threatened to kill Alderman Chuck Redpath. Authorities were sent to
Sangamon County Coroner Allmon identifies woman killed in alleged Springfield hit-and-run over the weekend
The Sangamon County Coroner is identifying the woman killed in a hit-and-run over the weekend in Springfield. Alexandria Estrada’s body was discovered lying in the roadway Saturday night in the 12-hundred block of North Oaklane Road. Investigators
Man arrested at Springfield Wyndham in connection with metal pole thrown through Sangamon County Building window last Friday
A man is accused of throwing a metal pole through the front entrance of the Sangamon County Building in Springfield last week. Authorities say James Kirst was located in the lobby of the Wyndham Hotel and arrested