Category Archives: Local News

In a new report released by Trust for America's Health, Illinois is one of twenty states to have earned a "high-performance" state for emergency preparedness. The annual report uses 10 key indicators ...

Five people have been displaced from their home after a car ran into it on Saturday night. The Springfield Fire Department responded to a call around 10PM on Saturday night of a car hitting a home nea...

The Illinois Senate advanced a plan last week that would ensure students who commit sexually violent crimes can be expelled from school. The chamber voted 48-3, with two voting present, to pass Senate...

Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher has announced she will run for a second term. Buscher served two terms as city treasurer before defeating incumbent Mayor Jim Langfelder in 2023. Buscher announced her ...

A Sangamon County judge has denied a motion to reconsider or reduce the 20-year prison sentence for former sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson for the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in 2024. Defense attorne...

A Sangamon County grand jury indicted two Springfield men this week for first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of an 18-year-old Rochester man in August. The indictments against 39-...

A 20-year Springfield Police veteran has been named the department's deputy chief of field operations. Grant Barksdale will oversee the department's patrol operations and will work on public safety in...

Painting begins Monday on bridges carrying Interstate 72 over railroad tracks and east of the Wabash Avenue interchange in Springfield. The Illinois Department of Transportation reports lane closures ...

Parking is free on the streets of downtown Springfield, and soon downtown will be parking meter-free. The city announced on Friday afternoon that crews will soon begin removing the meters as part of a...

A federal judge on Thursday officially dismissed the main conspiracy charge against the remaining "Broadview Six" immigration protesters indicted last fall. A scheduled May 26 trial on the remaining m...