Category Archives: Local News
Illinois AG touts fed education lawsuit success: "A significant victory for students, families and school districts"
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today responded to official confirmation that the U.S. Department of Education has released previously withheld education funding to Illinois. Raoul joined a coalition in ...
Aug 02, 2025
Monday traffic closure planned along Bissell Rd.
The City of Springfield has issued notice that beginning Monday, August 4, a section of Bissell Road between Granger Drive and North Dirksen Parkway will be closed to facilitate surface repairs, as we...
Aug 02, 2025
Memorial Monument Planned for Victims of YNOT Crash in Chatham Community Park
Plans have begun for a memorial monument at Chatham Community Park to honor the five youths killed when a vehicle crashed through the YNOT Outdoors center in Chatham in April. Organizers said Blast Cr...
Aug 01, 2025 Four wooden crosses stand outside of the YNOT Building in Chatham remembering those killed on Monday, April 28, 2025. Photo Credit: Kyle Hutchinson / Woodward Community Media
Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi Makes a Stop in Springfield
A Democrat running for U.S. Senate hopes his downstate background will resonate with voters next year. During a listening session on Thursday in Springfield, Raja Krishnamoorthi said economic concerns...
Aug 01, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Greg Halbleib/WMAY
Illinois State Fair Announces Free Grandstand Show and Special Sale for Two Other Shows
With less than one week before the opening of the Illinois State Fair, organizers announced a free grandstand concert and special sales this weekend for two other shows. Country artist Randy Houser is...
Aug 01, 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.
Illinois Public Schools to Offer Universal Mental Health Screenings
Public schools in Illinois will soon offer universal mental health screenings to students under a law signed on Thursday by Governor JB Pritzker. Capitol News Illinois reports students in grades three...
Aug 01, 2025 vlue / Depositphotos.com
Illinois State Fair Unveils Themed and Discount Days
With the Illinois State Fair right around the corner the fair has unveiled its various themed and discount days. The fair will feature the "Double the Fun" parking promotion on Thursday, August 7. Vis...
Jul 31, 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.
Springfield Man Charged with Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver
A Springfield man is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Springfield Police arrested 49-year-old Gary Freeman on Tuesday after searching his home and veh...
Jul 31, 2025
Springfield Attorney Cited for AI Mistakes in Briefs
A Springfield attorney has been fined for citing eight non-existent cases in briefs created with artificial intelligence. The Fourth District Appellate Court ordered William Panichi to pay a one-thous...
Jul 31, 2025 Gavel (Credit: Tingey Injury Law Firm ; UnSplash)
Springfield Man Arrested for Attempted Kidnapping
A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to kidnap a girl in Washington Park in Springfield shortly before noon Wednesday. Springfield Park District Police arrested 24-year-old Vontrez Haynes ...
Jul 31, 2025 jail cell (Credit: ABC)