Category Archives: Local News
Budzinski Demands Action from Owners of Wyndham City Center
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski has called on the owners of the Wyndham City Center in downtown Springfield to let their intentions be known concerning the property. Budzinski has written a letter to th...
Sep 30, 2025
Springfield Hosts Panel on Police Brutality and Racial Violence
A panel of city officials and activists answered questions from community members on Monday evening on the topic of police brutality and racial violence. Springfield Police Commander Brandon Golden as...
Sep 30, 2025
Springfield Man Charged with Attempted Murder
A Springfield man is charged with attempted murder for allegedly pushing a man from a wheelchair and stomping on his head several times. Charges against 46-year-old Montez Edward Bolden also include f...
Sep 30, 2025 jail cell (Credit: ABC)
Republican Candidate for Governor Dabrowski Advocates for Consolidating School Districts
Republican candidate for governor Ted Dabrowski says one method to streamline government is to consolidate school districts. Dabrowski told WMAY's Patrick Pfingsten on PM Springfield that his work in ...
Sep 30, 2025
DHS Seeking to Send 100 Military Troops to Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to send 100 military troops to Chicago according to Governor JB Pritzker, who assailed the move as the Trump administration's latest - yet not unforeseen...
Sep 30, 2025
Pritzker says feds seeking Chicago troop deployment. ‘What I have been warning of is now being realized’
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks alongside elected officials, religious leaders and immigration advocates at a news conference on Sept. 29, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summary T...
Sep 29, 2025
Gas Prices Increase Slightly in Illinois
The average price for a gallon of gas in Illinois this week stands at $3.36 according to GasBuddy.com. That price is a 1.8 cent increase over last week. Despite that increase the overall price is down...
Sep 29, 2025 Gas pump (Credit: Marek Studinski; UnSplash)
Illinois law prohibits sheriffs from assisting ICE with immigration enforcement. Some wish they could
The Department of Sheriff Randy Kern operates from inside the Pulaski County Courthouse in Mound City, Ill. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Maggie Dougherty) Article Summary Illinois sheriffs ha...
Sep 29, 2025
Repair Work by Comcast Contractors Begins in Sherman
Work is expected to begin today in Sherman to repair damage to public and personal property caused by contractors working for Comcast in recent weeks. Sherman officials said on Sunday that Village Pre...
Sep 29, 2025 Photo Courtesy of X/Twitter
Gas Line Struck Friday at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Contractors struck a gas line Friday at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. At 11:30 AM, the Springfield Fire Department responded to a call near the Standard Aero hangar at the north end of the airp...
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