Category Archives: Local News
Portion of Stevenson Drive to be Closed on Friday Oct 10th
CWLP has let it be known that lanes at the southwest corner of Stevenson Drive and Taylor Avenue/West Lake Shore Drive will be closed, along with all southbound traffic at that intersection on Friday ...
Oct 01, 2025
Stratton aims to bring Pritzker administration policies to national stage
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association's annual brunch in August 2025 at the Bank of Springfield Center. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) ...
Oct 01, 2025
Lincoln Home Temporarily Closed Due to Government Shutdown
Due to the current government shutdown, the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Ill., is temporarily closed. This closure only pertains to the Visitor Center and guided tours. The outd...
Oct 01, 2025 cbies / Depositphotos.com
Lt. Governor Stratton Unveils Economic Plan for Senate Run
Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton has released her economic agenda for the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. The agenda which features 29 points mentions raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an ...
Oct 01, 2025 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton talks to Capitol News Illinois at a union office building in Springfield on Wednesday about her campaign to replace outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Springfield City Council Discusses Low Number of Minority Businesses and City Contracts
Members of the Springfield City Council on Tuesday pressed officials on low numbers of minority businesses and workers on city contracts. Thirty percent of the city's contract labor is now performed b...
Oct 01, 2025 Photo Courtesy Stan Anders WCM
Bailey Criticizes High Energy Prices
Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey says one way to lessen financial burdens on Illinoisans is to control rising energy costs. The former state senator told WMAY's Patrick Pfingsten on PM ...
Oct 01, 2025
Springfield Police Use Drone to Apprehend Suspect
Springfield Police used a drone to go where a K9 unit could not to arrest a man who allegedly burglarized a commercial building early Monday morning. Police said the K9 tracked into an area that was n...
Oct 01, 2025 SPD Explorer
Federal Government Has Entered a Shutdown
Federal government programs and services shut down at midnight after Congress and President Trump failed to produce a funding agreement. About 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, so...
Oct 01, 2025 cbies / Depositphotos.com
State, private developers break ground on quantum research park
Elected officials and businesspeople throw a ceremonial amount of dirt at the groundbreaking event for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Sept. 30, 2025. Pictured from left to right: Bl...
Sep 30, 2025
New lawsuits against Trump’s immigration actions continue to take shape
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns on Monday, Sept. 29, he would sue the Trump administration if federal troops arrive in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summar...
Sep 30, 2025