Category Archives: Local News
Pramaggiore Sentenced to Two Years
The former CEO of electric utility Commonwealth Edison has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Capitol News Illinois reports Anne P...
Jul 22, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Capital News Illinois
Gas Prices in Illinois Drop This Past Week
Illinois gas prices dropped 6.1 cents over the past week according to Gasbuddy.com. The drop puts the average price of a gallon of gas in Illinois at $3.39 a gallon. That price is 3.3 cents per gallon...
Jul 21, 2025 Gas pump (Credit: Marek Studinski; UnSplash)
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Launches New Online Licensing Program
A new online licensing program has been launched by The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The program entitled CORE, Centralized Online Real-time Environment, will allow fo...
Jul 21, 2025
Chatham Woman Dies in Shooting on Springfield's East Side
A Chatham woman is dead after a shooting on Springfield's east side early Saturday morning. Springfield Police were called after 3:30 am to the 1900 block of Holly Drive for a report of a shooting. Sa...
Jul 21, 2025 police tape and lights (Credit: ABC News)
Springfield Man Sentenced to 17 Years For Meth Distribution
A Springfield man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois said 38-year-old Jesse Bates sol...
Jul 21, 2025 jail cell (Credit: ABC)
Massey Commission's Monthly Session Scheduled for Tonight
Tonight's Massey Commission monthly session features presentations by the MOSAIC Partnership on fostering dialogue across racial lines, and the group CARE for Victims. The Massey Commission was formed...
Jul 21, 2025 Massey Commission (Credit: Massey Commission webpage)
Cook County Democrats Back Croke for Comptroller
Cook County Democrats will endorse state Representative Margaret Croke for comptroller in 2026. Capitol News Illinois reports she put her name in the mix to replace Comptroller Susana Mendoza, who won...
Jul 21, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Capital News Illinois
Illinois Unemployment Dropped in June
Unemployment in Illinois dropped to 4.6 percent in June as the number of nonfarm payrolls increased to a record-high 6.175 million according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Dep...
Jul 21, 2025 Kevin Smith / CC
Springfield Police: One dead in Holly Drive shooting
One person was killed in an east side shooting on Saturday morning, the Springfield Police Department reports. The SPD informed the press that at approximately 3:30 AM on Saturday, July 19, officers w...
Jul 20, 2025 police tape and lights (Credit: ABC News)
Springfield Fire Department Responds to House Fire Early Friday Morning
Springfield firefighters reported no injuries after a fire heavily damaged a home in the 2100 block of South Lincoln Avenue early Friday morning. The Springfield Fire Department reported heavy smoke c...
Jul 18, 2025 fire fighter (Credit: Joachim Pressl; UnSplash)