Category Archives: Local News

One of the few surviving dresses worn by Mary Lincoln is on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Known as the "strawberry dress" for its decorative pattern of berries and le...

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin has weighed in on President Donald Trump's decision to fire Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary and replace her with Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin. Durbin's statement says " ...

A Springfield Catholic School that was founded in 1910 has announced that they will be closing at the end of this school year. The press release sent out by the St. Patrick School cited long-term fina...

A March 1st search warrant served by Members of the Springfield Police Department Street Crimes Unit, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service netted a handgun fitted with a machine-gun conversi...

The Springfield City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that raises fines for first time animal cruelty offenders from $1,000 to $10,000. An additional $10,000 is added per offense if there are r...

Parking for shows at the Hoogland Center for the Arts will now come with some new fees. The HCFTA sent a note to patrons that the adjacent ramp at Sixth St. and Capitol Ave. will no longer allow free ...

The Springfield City Council is questioning the price tag of a new armored vehicle for the police department. Police Commander Jarod Maddox said the department has used the current vehicle for 20 year...

Republican candidates for Sangamon County sheriff say they are able to improve hiring practices in the department. The candidates spoke individually with Patrick Pfingsten on WMAY's AM Springfield on ...

A former Ball-Chatham Schools employee is charged with aggravated battery after allegedly spraying students with a cleaning solution last month. Court documents entered this week indicate 62-year-old ...

Governor JB Pritzker denied a since-recanted comment by former President Bill Clinton that Clinton thought the pair may have traveled together on a plane owned by convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epst...