Category Archives: Local News
McClain Reports to Prison
Michael McClain a longtime ally and confidant of Mike Madigan has reported to prison. The former ComEd lobbyist is serving a two-year sentence for his role in what federal prosecutors have described a...
Jan 05, 2026
Moving Pillsbury Forward Reflects on 2025 Accomplishments
Organizers of the demoltion of the former Pillsbury Mills site are reflecting on a wide variety of accomplishments during 2025. Moving Pillsbury Forward said a new focus for volunteers was cleaning tr...
Jan 05, 2026 Photo Credit: Stan Anders / Woodward Community Media
Springfield Woman Who Died in Accident on Wabash Ave Identified
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has confirmed the identity of the 60-year-old Springfield woman who died in a motor vehicle crash on December 30th on Wabash Ave. Rhonda Mueller was pronounced dead ...
Jan 02, 2026 Police tape (Credit: David Von Diemar; UnSplash)
Springfield Man Arrested for an Attempted Burglary
The Springfield Police have arrested a man after an attempted burglary in November. Darrion C. Walker was the individual arrested. An officer located Walker at the corner of 11th and Bruce, matching t...
Jan 02, 2026
Springfield Christmas Tree Pickup Begins January 6th
Christmas Tree pickup in Springfield will begin on January 6th. The pickup will start with the area north of South Grand Avenue and Old Jacksonville Road. West of Walnut Street/J David Jones Parkway. ...
Jan 02, 2026 gpointstudio / Depositphotos.com
HSHS St. John's Hospital Welcomes First Baby Born in 2026
HSHS St. John's Hospital has announced the name of the first baby born in the New Year. Theodore Barker was the first baby born at the hospital and in Springfield in 2026 to Amy Dhabalt-Barker and Mat...
Jan 02, 2026 Baby (Credit: Kateryna Hliznitsova; UnSplash)
Two Arrested During NYE Standoff in Springfield
Two people were arrested during a New Year's Eve Standoff in Springfield. The situation unfolded on the 2000 block of E. Edwards St. on Dec. 31, 2025, when police responded to a call about a person wi...
Jan 01, 2026 SPD Cruiser
Trump Posts That He is Dropping Push to Send National Guard into Chicago
In a New Year's Eve Truth Social Post President Donald Trump said he would be dropping his push to send the National Guard into cities like LA, Portland and Chicago. There have been many legal battles...
Jan 01, 2026 A Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train heads south from the Addison station on Chicago’s north side. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Kidzeum Gets Project Grant from National Science Foundation
The Kidzeum in downtown Springfield received a Project Grant from the National Science Foundation, one of the nation's leading funders of science education. This grant enables Kidzeum to co-design a p...
Jan 01, 2026 luminastock / Depositphotos.com
Illinois to Receive Federal Funds for Rural Healthcare
The State of Illinois will be receiving over $193 million dollars a year over the next five years as part of the Federal Rural Healthcare Transformation Program fund. Illinois plans to utilize these f...
Jan 01, 2026 Anesthesia equipment is seen in an operating room at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., May 13, 2019. Picture taken May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Rosem Morton