Category Archives: Local News

St. Louis Cardinals legend Ozzie Smith will be coming to Springfield next year. Smith is scheduled to give the keynote address at the Friends of Robin Roberts Stadium, Dinner for the Diamond fundraisi...

Illinois leaders reacted quickly on Wednesday to the shooting death of conservative influencer and Illinois native Charlie Kirk at a rally in Utah. Governor JB Pritzker called the attack "horrifying,"...

The Illinois Department of Corrections has enacted an emergency rule to prevent contraband from entering its prisons through letters and books sent to people in prison. IDOC will electronically scan m...

The Macon County Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday that its investigation determined the death of a physician and his wife in their Forsyth home in June was a homicide-suicide. Investigators said evi...

Pinckneyville Correctional Center is pictured in southern Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell) Article Summary The Illinois Department of Corrections has begun scanning prisoners...

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, Memorial Health hospitals will be offering free breast exams for women aged 40 and older who are uninsured or underinsured. Participants will need...

A Taylorville man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being convicted on one count of Class 1 child pornography. The Taylorville Police department executed a search warrant on the apartment...

Sangamon County authorities are investigating the death of a man found Wednesday morning along a roadway in the Cabbage Patch neighborhood of unincorporated Springfield. The coroner's office and sheri...

First-year student enrollment at University of Illinois Springfield this semester increased by 50 students over last fall according to enrollment figures released by the school on Wednesday. The 312 f...

A University of Illinois alumnus has donated 100 million dollars to Fighting Illini athletics and the university's Memorial Stadium will bear his family's name. The U of I Division of Intercollegiate ...