Category Archives: Local News
Illinois College Hosting Sports Betting and Mental Health Program
Sports Betting in Illinois and around the country is big business but it doesn't come without individual risk. Illinois College in Jacksonville is hosting a program exploring the connection between sp...
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Road Closures in Springfield This Weekend Due to International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
The International Route 66 Mother Road Festival is coming to Springfield this weekend and with it there will be plenty of road closures around town. The City of Springfield Office of Public Works has ...
Sep 24, 2025
State Fair Announces Attendance Figures
This year's Illinois State Fair drew the second-largest crowd in its history according to numbers released on Tuesday by Governor JB Pritzker. This year's attendance of 723,079 was surpassed only by l...
Sep 24, 2025 The Illinois State Fair Grounds is where the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service office (not seen) is located, in Springfield, IL, on Nov. 2, 2011. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Don Gray to Run for Third Term as County Clerk
Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray has announced he is running for a third term in the office. Gray made the announcement on Tuesday on social media. Gray is a Republican from Springfield. His announcemen...
Sep 24, 2025 Photo Courtesy of X/Twitter
IDPH Issues Fall Vaccine Guidance
The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued fall vaccine guidance that urges residents to follow traditional vaccine schedules. The state guidance moves away from new federal guidance and also...
Sep 24, 2025 NIAID / CC
Ex-GOP nominee for AG Tom DeVore temporarily loses law license over inappropriate client relationship
Former Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore is pictured at the Illinois State Fair in 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Article Summary Tom DeVore, who unsuc...
Sep 23, 2025
Pritzker directs agencies to limit spending in response to Trump’s economic policies
Gov. JB Pritzker sings a bill at the Illinois AFL-CIO in Springfield on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order re...
Sep 23, 2025
DeVore to Have Law License Suspended for 60 Days
Southern Illinois lawyer Tom DeVore, who rose to prominence filing dozens of lawsuits against Gov. JB Pritzker's administration during the COVID-19 pandemic before losing as the GOP candidate for Atto...
Sep 23, 2025 Photo Courtesy of X/Twitter
Pritzker Signs Executive Order Directing 4% Budget Cuts
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed an executive order that directs state agencies to identify up to 4% of Fiscal Year 2026 General Funds appropriations to reserve. Pritzker said the reason for t...
Sep 23, 2025
8 Players Ejected in 4th Quarter of Springfield High vs Southeast Football Game
Fireworks at the end of Monday's continuation of the Springfield High vs Southeast football game led to 8 students getting ejected during the fourth quarter. The ejections came after an altercation on...
Sep 23, 2025 33ft / Depositphotos.com