Category Archives: Local News
One Year Later Chatham Community and Ball-Chatham School District Hold Day of Remembrance for YNOT Tragedy
Ball-Chatham schools and the Chatham community are remembering five youths killed when a vehicle crashed through YNOT Outdoors after-school center one year ago today. The Ball-Chatham School District ...
Apr 28, 2026 Welcome to Chatham sign with Chatham Strong. Photo Credit: Kyle Hutchinson / Woodward Community Media
Maton Named Horace Mann District 186 Educator of the Year
A social studies teacher at Southeast High School has been named this year's Horace Mann District 186 Educator of the Year. Matt Maton learned about the award in a surprise presentation at the school ...
Apr 28, 2026
Strong Storms Brought High Winds and Some Hail to Central Illinois Monday
Storms passed through Central Illinois on Monday morning and early afternoon with limited impact, although high winds caused more damage as the system continued east. Several warnings and watches were...
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Woman Found Dead in Clinton, Husband Arrested
A woman found dead in Clinton has led to the arrest of her husband, who is facing five counts of murder Clinton police arrested Nicholas Smith on Saturday after finding the body of his wife Cassandra ...
Apr 27, 2026 Police lights (Credit: Max Fleischmann; UnSplash)
Identity of Man Hit by ISP Cruiser Saturday in Springfield Revealed
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has revealed the identity of the man who was hit by an Illinois State Police cruiser in Springfield in the early hours of Saturday morning. 45-year-old Charles Hende...
Apr 27, 2026
Strong Storms Possible This Afternoon and Evening
Strong storms are possible in Central Illinois this afternoon and evening as a system moves through the Midwest. The National Weather Service in Lincoln says the severe weather threat is low throughou...
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State Sets Up Two Websites for Those Affected by SNAP Changes
Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two websites aimed at providing work, training and volunteer hours to those house...
Apr 27, 2026 individual on a computer
Judge to Rule on Petition for Special Prosecutor for "Operation Midway Blitz" Abuses
A Cook County judge will rule next month on a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate - and possibly charge - alleged abuses by federal immigration agents. Capitol News Illinois report...
Apr 27, 2026 vladek / Depositphotos.com
ISP: Investigation underway after state trooper fatally strikes pedestrian in Springfield
Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian struck by a trooper's squad car on Sixth Street in Springfield early Saturday. ISP said the trooper was southbound in the middle lane ...
Apr 25, 2026 Police tape (Credit: David Von Diemar; UnSplash)
Cadigan Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter in Death of Earl Moore Jr.
A former emergency medical services worker has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2022 death of Earl Moore Jr. in Springfield. Peter Cadigan entered the partially-negotiated plea on Fri...
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