Category Archives: Local News
Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi to Resign
WMAY's Patrick Pfingsten reports in his The Illinoize newsletter Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi has told some members of the GOP's State Central Committee that she plans to resign her pos...
Aug 14, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Instagram
Republican Day Comes to Illinois State Fair
The Illinois State Fair continues today with Republican Day. The final day of harness racing is on the track, Head East performs a free concert tonight on the Grand Central Stage and Brad Paisley head...
Aug 14, 2025
Democrats Celebrate Governor's Day at Illinois State Fair
Democrats unofficially kicked off the 2026 campaign season on Wednesday with Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair. Capitol News Illinois reports hundreds of Democrats gathered in Springfield for ...
Aug 14, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker addresses the crowd and receives cheers from his fellow party
leaders at a Governor’s Day rally at the Illinois State Fair on August 13, 2025. (Capitol
News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki))
Virden Teen Dies in Single Vehicle Accident
A teenager from Virden died Tuesday in a one-vehicle accident on Virden Road just outside that city. Macoupin County Coroner Anthony Kravanya said 16-year-old Nolan Kiel was operating a farm implement...
Aug 14, 2025 Police tape (Credit: David Von Diemar; UnSplash)
Hakeem Jeffries Gives Keynote Address at Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association Annual Breakfast
The man who hopes to become the next U.S. House speaker told Illinois Democrats on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's presidency has been a debacle and Democrats must work to take back Congress i...
Aug 14, 2025 U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gives a keynote address at the
Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield on Wednesday,
Aug. 13, 2025. The event is the largest annual downstate gathering of Illinois
Democrats. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki))
Pritzkers Purchase Grand Champion Steer at Illinois State Fair
Governor JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker purchased the grand champion steer for the sixth year in a row at Wednesday's Governor's Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair. The Pritzkers pur...
Aug 14, 2025
Two-Year Old Filly Dies in Freak Accident at State Fair
A two-year-old filly died in an accident while warming up for the first harness race of Wednesday's card at the Illinois State Fair. Lil Kell bucked its driver, jumped the rail and fell into the tunne...
Aug 14, 2025 The Illinois State Fair Grounds is where the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service office (not seen) is located, in Springfield, IL, on Nov. 2, 2011. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
SMTD Announce Temporary Closure of Customer Service Window and Indoor Public Space
SMTD has announced a temporary closure of their Customer Service window and indoor public space at the Transfer Center at The HUB beginning Friday morning, August 15th, continuing through the weekend,...
Aug 13, 2025
District 186 and Teacher's Union Approve New Two-Year Contract
The Springfield School District 186 board and the district's teachers' union have formally approved a new two-year contract. The Springfield Education Association ratified the contract on Tuesday befo...
Aug 13, 2025
Pritzker Signs "Sonya's Law" Bill
Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law today creating stricter hiring requirements for law enforcement. "Sonya's Law" is a response to the shooting death of Sonya Massey in her Springfield home l...
Aug 13, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs Senate Bill 1953 into law, requiring stricter police background checks. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki))