Category Archives: Local News

The Illinois State Fair reaches the halfway mark today with Twosday featuring 2-dollar admission and 2-dollar carnival rides. Sheryl Crow is tonight's grandstand headliner, Stephen Wilson Jr. performs...

Sunday night's concert by Megan Moroney broke an Illinois State Fair grandstand attendance record. Fair officials report the crowd of 15,532 was about 100 more than the previous record set last year b...

A Springfield man has been arrested in connection with thefts of several off-road vehicles, trailers and lawn equipment in Pike County between April and July. The Pike County Sheriff's Department arre...

A 48-year-old Springfield man has been arrested for theft of more than 100-thousand dollars' worth of tools and spooled wire from a Dirksen Parkway business in June. Sangamon County Sheriff's Office i...

Police continue to search for a 70-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding two police officers early Saturday at his Gibson City residence. Illinois State Police said Gibson City police and Ford...

The Illinois State Fair continues today with Senior and Scout Day with those 60 and older and scouts in uniform admitted free. Special senior events are planned throughout the day at the Illinois Buil...

A federal judge on Friday denied former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan's legal arguments that he should remain out of prison while his appeal of both his corruption convictions and 7 year sentence p...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Illinois on Friday for the second time this year. Capitol News Illinois reports Noem called on the state to end sanctuary laws for immigrants. She ...

Two police officers were injured by gunfire early Saturday while responding to call of a naked man in Gibson City. Illinois State Police were looking for the suspected shooter, 70-year-old David Jorda...

The grand champion of Ilinois State Fair deliciousness has been awarded. Golden Abe's Fantastic Fair Food Contest is definitely the most delicious competition on the fairgrounds, and several winners w...