Category Archives: Local News
Brandhorst, et al.: 'Chilling silence': Waves of Illinois' international university students lose their visas
JACKSON BRANDHORST, BRIDGETTE FOX, MOLLY PARKER, JULIA RENDLEMAN & LYLEE GIBBS Capitol News Illinois Saluki Local Reporting Lab news@capitolnewsillinois.com The federal government has revoked the ...
Apr 13, 2025 The Pulliam Hall clocktower is illuminated in the evening April 9, 2025 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.
Ruiz- Branch: New study: Small farms disproportionately impacted by extreme heat
Judith Ruiz-Branch Illinois News Connection April 10, 2025 A new study shows how extreme weather conditions negatively affect production yields on Midwest dairy farms, with a disproportionate impact o...
Apr 12, 2025
HSHS St. John's sponsoring April 26 organ donor memorial walk
Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 AM, the inaugural organ donor memorial walk, coordinated by Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network will be held at St. John's Hospital Pavilion, 301 N. 8th Street, Spr...
Apr 12, 2025
Szalinski: Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey's death
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office came under intense scrutiny after an unarmed Black woman was shot and kille...
Apr 11, 2025 State Senator Doris Turner
Five arrested in Springfield, including three juveniles, after guns were found in search of vehicle
Springfield Police stopped a vehicle in the 1800 block of east Cedar Street in reference to an ongoing investigation. All five passengers were detained by police, and ultimately three firearms were re...
Apr 09, 2025 SPD Explorer
Woman taken into custody following investigation into alleged theft from Aaron's in Taylorville
According to the Taylorville Daily News, Morgan Farr, 44, has been taken into custody following an investigation into alleged theft from Aaron's in Taylorville. Taylorville Police have said that the r...
Apr 08, 2025
Illinois Department of Revenue reminds taxpayers of the upcoming filing deadline this April 15 and about the IRS Direct File program
The Illinois Department of Revenue is reminding taxpayers that the Tuesday, April 15 deadline is quickly approaching for filing 2024 state individual income tax returns. The agency began accepting and...
Apr 08, 2025 tax forms
Hundsdorfer: Trial of sheriff's deputy accused in shooting death of Sangamon County woman moved
By BETH HUNDSODRFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com The trial of a former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy accused of the murder of an unarmed Black woman in 2024 will be mo...
Apr 08, 2025 Sangamon County Complex (Credit: CNI)
Taylorville man taken into custody for drugs following months-long investigation
The Taylorville community action team executed a narcotics search warrant on Camp Street Friday morning, culminating a months-long investigation that provided sufficient probable cause for arrests to ...
Apr 08, 2025
Young man from Athens arrested in Springfield for possession of a weapon, DUI, and other charges this past Friday morning
On April 4, 2025 - at approximately 12:03 a.m. - Springfield Police responded to the Main Gate Bar and Grill, 2143 N. 11th Street for a report of a person with a weapon. Witnesses on scene advised a m...
Apr 08, 2025