Category Archives: Local News
Federal Prosecutors Seeking Six Years for Mike McClain
Federal prosecutors are recommending nearly six years in prison for the longtime friend and advisor of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Capitol News Illinois reports ex-Springfield lobby...
Jul 14, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Capital News Illinois
Kelly and Krishnamoorthi Talk Federal Spending Cuts
Two Democratic members of Congress running for U-S Senate visited central Illinois this week to discuss federal spending cuts to social service programs. Capitol News Illinois reports Robin Kelly and ...
Jul 14, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Capitol News Illinois
New Mexico Man Arrested for Drug Possession in Morgan County
A New Mexico man was arrested Thursday after Morgan County sheriff's deputies reported finding 30 kilograms of powder cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 72 east of Jacksonville. Deputies arre...
Jul 14, 2025
Springfield issues notice of scheduled Cook St. closure beginning Monday
The City of Springfield is notifying residents and motorists of plans for a temporary road closure on Cook Street at the 3rd Street railroad tracks, starting on Monday evening after rush hour. The per...
Jul 13, 2025
Dee: IL beaches pose danger from bacteria presence
Terri Dee Illinois News Connection "Don't go into the water" is a warning Illinoisans may want to heed. A 2024 study released this week found all state-border beaches on Lake Michigan last year had ev...
Jul 13, 2025 The study found in 2024, Illinois beaches had potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination on at least 25% of all days tested. (Adobe Stock)
Pritzker Responds to State Farm Homeowners Insurance Rate Increase
State Farm announced homeowners insurance rates in Illinois will increase by an average of 27 percent this year, prompting a rare pushback from Governor JB Pritzker. The Bloomington-based State Farm s...
Jul 11, 2025 Governor JB Pritzker
Springfield Police Investigating Thursday Shooting on E. Ash
A shooting yesterday that occurred on East Ash is currently being investigated by the Springfield Police Department. Authorities received calls that someone had been shot and when they arrived on the ...
Jul 11, 2025
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Get Federal Funding for Runway Rehab
US Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin have announced that the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport will be receiving $942,571 in federal funding. The he funding is provided through the U.S. Departmen...
Jul 11, 2025
Resurfacing project on Veterans Parkway in Springfield set to begin July 14
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that a 3-mile resurfacing project on Veterans Parkway (Illinois 4) from Prairie Crossing to Greenbriar Drive is set to begin Monday, Jul...
Jul 10, 2025
Hancock: Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law
Medicaid cuts expected to hit rural hospitals the hardest Article Summary: President Trump's domestic policy bill contains massive cuts in federal Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. One analysi...
Jul 10, 2025