Category Archives: Local News

Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene of a head-on collision involving a wrong-way vehicle on Interstate 55 near East Lake Shore Drive in Springfield early Monday morning. Illinois State Poli...

The new CEO of Heartland Credit Union has more than two decades of experience in financial services leadership. HCU announced Aaron Rios succeeds longtime CEO Tom Lex, who is leaving the institution a...

Springfield Police are investigating the shooting death of a 31-year-old Springfield man late Friday. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon did not release the man's identity but said an autopsy is sched...

A Springfield teenager found not guilty by reason of insanity of the fatal stabbing of his adoptive mother in 2024 has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in the custody of the Illinois Departm...

Homeless people are much more likely to face emergency room visits, hospitalizations and premature death than the general population, and state officials are struggling to stem the crisis, according t...

Aaron Puchbauer has been named president and CEO of Taylorville Memorial Hospital, effective March 30th. He will replace Kim Bourne, who retired in December. Puchbauer has served similar roles at HSHS...

IDOT has given an update on the project to remove the unused City Water, Light and Power railroad bridge over Interstate 55 at milepost 94. Interstate 55/72 will be closed nightly between the Sixth St...

The Reverend Jesse Jackson's celebration of life was held in Chicago on Friday. Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden were all in attendance and spoke at the event. Former Vice Pr...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, that have filed a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts...

The outgoing Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is warning Illinoisans about possible scams this tax season. One of the most prevalent scams currently circulating has thieves posing as someone from t...