Category Archives: Local News
Salvation Army Launching Red Kettle Campaign This Weekend
The Salvation Army of Springfield is launching its annual Red Kettle campaign this weekend. The familiar holiday charity campaign accompanied by ringing bells marks 139 years in Springfield in 2025. T...
Nov 14, 2025
Durbin Defends Vote to End Government Shutdown
Senator Dick Durbin is defending his vote to end the recent government shutdown. Capitol News Illinois reports congressional Democrats are criticizing Durbin's support of a plan that doesn't extend su...
Nov 14, 2025
Lanphier Assistant Principal Resigns Over Battery Charges
An assistant principal at Lanphier High School charged with battery for an incident with at least two students in September at the school has resigned. A District 186 spokesman told the State Journal-...
Nov 14, 2025 vlue / Depositphotos.com
IDHS Says SNAP Benefits to be Restored Since Government Shutdown Has Ended
The Illinois Department of Human Services says Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are being restored now that the federal government shutdown has ended. IDHS reports remaining benefits...
Nov 14, 2025 Vejaa / Depositphotos.com
Catholic Charities of Springfield Receives 42-Hundred Pounds of Food
Catholic Charities of the Springfield Diocese has recently received more than 42-hundred pounds of food from Catholic Charities USA. The donation delivered by Sysco includes seven pallets of food incl...
Nov 14, 2025 Food pantry with food items (Credit: Aaron Doucett; UnSplash)
Illinois Universities Calling on the Governor to Release Higher Education Funding
Students and faculty at several university campuses in Illinois are calling on Governor JB Pritzker to release more than 29 million dollars in higher education funding. But Pritzker's office says the ...
Nov 14, 2025
Durbin defends shutdown vote, says it wasn’t coordinated with Schumer
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin speaks to reporters in Springfield on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Brenden Moore) U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin speaks to reporters in Springfield on Thursday...
Nov 13, 2025
Staunton restaurant owner’s detention sparks probe into senator’s staffer
Protestors gather in Staunton on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, to rally in support of Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval, a popular restaurant owner who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Capitol N...
Nov 13, 2025
Education union, students call on governor to release higher education funding
Members of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, led by union president Stacy Davis Gates, rally in front of the Statehouse in Springfield during the 2025 fall veto session calling for increased fundin...
Nov 13, 2025
State agency spending cut plans remain unclear following Pritzker’s order
State Rep. Amy Elik, R-Godfrey, speaks to reporters following a committee hearing on March 19, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)State Rep. Amy Elik, R-Godfrey, speaks to reporters fol...
Nov 13, 2025