Category Archives: Local News

Republican lawmakers are calling on Governor JB Pritzker to opt Illinois into a federal program providing tax credits for donations to nonprofit organizations for K-12 scholarships. State Representati...

Environmental advocates continue to pressure lawmakers to require more transparency about data centers' water and energy use as the legislative session creeps toward the finish line. The POWER Act is ...

Illinois Senate Democrats have introduced an eight-bill package aimed at regulating some uses of artificial intelligence after a lack of federal action on the issue. Senator Bill Cunningham of Chicago...

Three Decatur police officers have been cleared in the officer-involved shooting of a man pointing a crossbow last month. Illinois State Police and Decatur Police released police body-cam video of the...

The BOS Center in Springfield will be once again welcoming the WWE this summer. The WWE Summer tour will be pulling into the BOS Center on Thursday July 30th. Tickets for the event will be going on sa...

The Logan County zoning committee has recommended a 90-day moratorium on data center construction. Hut 8 has proposed construction of a data center on 50 acres in southeast Logan County near Latham. C...

Illinois budget analysts are lowering revenue projections over economic concerns. Capitol News Illinois reports the governor's budget office and legislature's Commission on Government Forecasting and ...

Legendary rock band Starship featuring Mickey Thomas has been lined up to headline the Route 66 Centennial Celebration in Springfield this November. The Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway Statewide Confer...

Springfield Police report several investigations have resulted in the arrests of four Springfield men on drug trafficking charges. Police said 23-year-old Dontrell Young was arrested after a search la...

The Sangamon County Animal Control & Adoption Center made a Facebook post on Tuesday letting the public know that it has run out of open kennels. According to the post the center has taken in more...