Category Archives: Local News
Gas Prices in Illinois Increased This Past Week
Gas Prices in Illinois went up this past week according to GasBuddy.com the average price for a gallon of gas in Illinois now stands at $3.42 per gallon. That is an increase of 7.4 cents from last wee...
Aug 04, 2025 Gas pump (Credit: Marek Studinski; UnSplash)
Springfield Police Make an Arrest in CVS Armed Robbery
Springfield Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a Sunday night robbery of a CVS. Springfield Police were called to the CVS on Carpenter Street around 8p Sunday night in response to an ar...
Aug 04, 2025 Police lights (Credit: Scott Rodgerson; UnSplash)
Illinois Joins Multi-State Gender Affirming Care Lawsuit
Illinois is joining another multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time challenging restrictions on gender-affirming care. Capitol News Illinois reports the lawsuit seeks to block ...
Aug 04, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Capitol News Illinois
Former Springfield School District 186 Board Member Scott McFarland Has Died
A former Springfield School District 186 board member has died. Scott McFarland died on Saturday at his home in Moline according to the Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory in Moline. He was 41. McFarland...
Aug 04, 2025 Photo Courtesy of LinkedIn
Portion of Bissell Road to Close for Six Weeks Starting Today
Bissell Road between Granger Drive and Dirksen Parkway in Springfield is closed for about six weeks beginning today for road surface repairs and drainage improvements. City crews expect the work to be...
Aug 04, 2025
Jacksonville Firefighters Respond to Fires at Salvage Yard
Firefighters responded twice during the past weekend for blazes at a salvage yard near Alexander. Jacksonville firefighters said a tire-shredding machine ignited Friday afternoon with flames spreading...
Aug 04, 2025
Friday Crash Knocked Out Power
A two-vehicle crash near Chatham Road and Brentwood Drive knocked out power to several hundred Springfield residents on Friday. City, Water, Light and Power reported the crash knocked down a transmiss...
Aug 04, 2025 Police tape (Credit: David Von Diemar; UnSplash)
Birth Equity Initiative event at Springfield Memorial Hospital seeks maternity service feedback
The Springfield Memorial Hospital Family Maternity Suites is seeking feedback on the birth experience from families who have welcomed a baby at the hospital during the past two years, as well as pregn...
Aug 03, 2025
Illinois DNR: 2025 gray fox hunting season canceled pending population study
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced that the hunting and trapping seasons for gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) are closed effective immediately. The season was originally sla...
Aug 03, 2025 Gray Fox on the lawn at the Oak Ridge, TN Federal Building 2015 (15-093 DOE photo, Lynn Freeny Jun. 12 2015)
Szalinski: Illinois joins suit against Trump administration orders limiting gender-affirming care
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is joining a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from limiting...
Aug 03, 2025