Category Archives: Local News
Unemployment Rate Down in Illinois
Unemployment declined in all 12 metro areas of Illinois in the year ending in June according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The Springfield-...
Jul 25, 2025 Kevin Smith / CC
Downtown Chicago Building Named in Jesse White's Honor
A downtown Chicago building that accommodates more than 23-hundred state employees has been renamed the Jesse White State of Illinois Building. White was Secretary of State from 1999 to 2023, the long...
Jul 25, 2025 Photo Courtesy of x/twitter
McClain Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Another member of the ComEd Four has received their sentence. Mike McClain, who for years was the right-hand man for Mike Madigan was sentenced to two years in Prison on Thursday for his role in the y...
Jul 24, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Capital News Illinois
Former Springfield Police Officer Sentenced for Sexual Misconduct
A former Springfield police officer was sentenced on Wednesday to six and a half years in prison for sexual misconduct that occurred with three victims while he was on duty in 2020. Taylor Staff was a...
Jul 24, 2025
Springfield Man Arrested in Connection with the Death of a Woman Found Along Interstate 55
A Springfield man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman whose remains were found along Interstate 55 near Stevenson Drive in March of 2024. Illinois State Police and Sangamon Count...
Jul 23, 2025 sacha cacha
Pritzker Not Ruling Out Redrawing Illinois' Congressional Districts
Governor JB Pritzker is not ruling out redrawing Illinois' congressional districts to increase the number Democrats in Congress. Capitol News Illinois reports Pritzker made the comments in response to...
Jul 23, 2025
Springfield Police and NAACP Sign Shared Principles Document
Springfield Police Chief Joseph Behl and NAACP Springfield Branch President Austin Randolph Jr. have formally signed a document containing 10 shared principles pledging fairness, transparency and mutu...
Jul 23, 2025 SPD Assistant Chief Joe Behl speaks to Springfield's Committee of the Whole about his plans for the city police force. Springfield Committee of the Whole, May 13, 2025 (Photo cred. Stan Anders, WMAY)
Attorneys for Sean Grayson File Motion Saying Sonya Massey "Directed an Act of Violence
Attorneys for former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson have filed a motion saying Sonya Massey "directed an act of violence" at Grayson by throwing boiling water at him before he fatally s...
Jul 23, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Governor Pritzker Gives Thoughts on Whether the Epstein Files are Important to the People of Illinois
Governor JB Pritzker weighed in on the Epstein files controversy at a press conference on Tuesday. When asked on whether he believes the Epstein Files are important to the people of Illinois Prtizker ...
Jul 23, 2025 Governor JB Pritzker (Credit: Governor JB Pritzker)
American Airlines Bringing Back Early Morning Flights to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
American Airlines is bringing back its early morning flight to O'Hare at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. According to a press release put out by the airport the early morning flight will be retur...
Jul 23, 2025 Nomadsoul1 / Depositphotos.com