Category Archives: Local News
Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders — especially Trump — to tone down rhetoric
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association annual breakfast meeting in Springfield on Aug. 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Article Summary J...
Sep 15, 2025
Sullivan Out as Springfield's Director of Information Services
The City of Springfield has announced James Sullivan is being replaced today as the city's director of information services. The city said 28-year city employee Jay Underfanger will take over as the d...
Sep 15, 2025 Photo Courtesy Stan Anders WCM
Gas Prices Decrease Slightly in Illinois
Gas prices in Illinois are down .5 cents a gallon since last week according to GasBuddy.com. The average price for a gallon in Illinois currently stands at $3.43 a gallon. Despite being down since las...
Sep 15, 2025 Gas pump (Credit: Marek Studinski; UnSplash)
Pritzker Orders Flags at Hal-Staff in Honor of Former Governor Edgar's Passing
Governor JB Pritzker directed flags throughout Illinois to be flown at half-staff in honor of Governor Jim Edgar. A statement from Pritzker said he considered Edgar a friend and mentor, adding, "His c...
Sep 15, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in his Springfield office. He issued an executive order this week that bars state agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unless it's medically or legally necessary. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Judge Cadagin Denies Defense Motions in Sean Grayson Trial
Testimony about Sonya Massey's state of mind around the time of her fatal shooting in July 2024 as well as any propensity for violence will not be allowed at the first-degree murder trial of Sean Gray...
Sep 15, 2025
Massey Commission to Host Forum This Evening
The Massey Commission hosts a forum this evening to present its four work groups' final recommendations and receive community input before forming its final report. The community forum begins at 6 o'c...
Sep 15, 2025 Massey Commission (Credit: Massey Commission webpage)
Springfield Woman Arrested in Connection with Early Saturday Morning Stabbing [Update]
A Springfield woman has been arrested in connection with the apparent stabbing death of a man early Saturday in the 400 block of North 4th Street. Springfield Police arrested 44-year-old Natasha Black...
Sep 15, 2025 jail cell (Credit: ABC)
Pillsbury Mills Smokestack Demolition Scheduled to Begin Tuesday or Wednesday
Demolition of a 160-foot-high smokestack at the former Pillsbury Mills site is expected to begin Tuesday or Wednesday according to Pillsbury Project leaders. Moving Pillsbury Forward organizers said a...
Sep 15, 2025
Jim Edgar, Illinois’ 1990s-era moderate GOP governor, dies at 79
Former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar speaks at a May 28 event in Springfield to dedicate the reading room at the Illinois State Library in his honor. Edgar helped secure funding for the facility when he w...
Sep 14, 2025
Former Illniois Gov. Jim Edgar passes away at 79
It has been announced that Jim Edgar, who served as 38th Governor of Illinois, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Edgar was born in Vinita, Oklahoma and later raised in his father Cecil's home...
Sep 14, 2025 Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar (Credit: Jim Edgar's website)