Category Archives: Local News
Illinois State Fair Celebrates Governor's Day
Today is Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair. A full card of harness racing is at the grandstand. A naturalization ceremony at 11 o'clock at the Orr Building features nearly 400 people from 75 c...
Aug 13, 2025
High Profile Democrats Visit Springfield
Illinois Democrats brought high-profile names to Springfield on Tuesday to call attention to the massive cuts that will take effect in the coming years for programs that benefit low-income communities...
Aug 13, 2025 U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (left, D-Illinois) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (right, D-Illinois) flank U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at a Springfield news conference. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock
Don Tracy to Announce Run for U.S. Senate
WMAY's Patrick Pfingsten reports in his The Illinoize newsletter this morning that Springfield attorney and former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy will officially launch his campaign for ...
Aug 13, 2025 hemul75 / Depositphotos.com
New Landlord Registry Proposal to Come Before Springfield City Council
A new landlord registry proposal will come before Springfield's next City Council meeting. Alders on Tuesday declined to place the registry on next week's consent agenda, because of concerns over whet...
Aug 13, 2025 Photo Courtesy of YouTube
Illinois State Fair Reaches Halfway Point
The Illinois State Fair reaches the halfway mark today with Twosday featuring 2-dollar admission and 2-dollar carnival rides. Sheryl Crow is tonight's grandstand headliner, Stephen Wilson Jr. performs...
Aug 12, 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.
Moroney Breaks State Fair Grandstand Attendance Record
Sunday night's concert by Megan Moroney broke an Illinois State Fair grandstand attendance record. Fair officials report the crowd of 15,532 was about 100 more than the previous record set last year b...
Aug 12, 2025
Springfield Man Arrested for Multiple Thefts in Pike County
A Springfield man has been arrested in connection with thefts of several off-road vehicles, trailers and lawn equipment in Pike County between April and July. The Pike County Sheriff's Department arre...
Aug 12, 2025
Springfield Man Arrested in Tools and Spooled Wire Heist
A 48-year-old Springfield man has been arrested for theft of more than 100-thousand dollars' worth of tools and spooled wire from a Dirksen Parkway business in June. Sangamon County Sheriff's Office i...
Aug 12, 2025 sacha cacha
Search Continues for Gibson City Shooter
Police continue to search for a 70-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding two police officers early Saturday at his Gibson City residence. Illinois State Police said Gibson City police and Ford...
Aug 12, 2025
Illinois State Fair Continues with Senior and Scout Day
The Illinois State Fair continues today with Senior and Scout Day with those 60 and older and scouts in uniform admitted free. Special senior events are planned throughout the day at the Illinois Buil...
Aug 11, 2025