Category Archives: Local News
Lawsuit alleges ICE detainees denied access to counsel while held in ‘inhumane’ conditions
A protestor dressed in striped clothing reminiscent of uniforms worn by those imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps walks with a sign outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing f...
Nov 01, 2025
Springfield Police Investigating Fatal Downtown Shooting
Springfield Police report a man is dead after a shooting early Saturday morning. On November 1, 2025 at approximately 12:56 AM, SPD officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 400 block of E Washi...
Nov 01, 2025 police tape and lights (Credit: ABC News)
‘They are literally targeting people.’ ICE comes to southern Illinois
Jose Jeronimo Guardian, 48, was detained for deportation at the Clinton County Courthouse on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Carlyle, Illinois. The men who arrested Guardian declined to identify themselv...
Oct 31, 2025
Halloween Fun on The Weekender for October 31, 2025
Happy Halloween - don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night before bed. Neon Rodeo Halloween Party Friday at Danenberger Family Vineyards at 7pm. 21+ only. More Info Little Shop of...
Oct 31, 2025 peturfoto / Depositphotos.com
Lawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases
Reps. Eva-Dina Delgado and Kam Buckner watch the House of Representatives discuss their proposal to reform Chicagoland public transit. The two Chicago Democrats led a House working group tasked with o...
Oct 31, 2025
Illinois lawmakers approve ban on civil immigration arrests in state courthouses
House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch presents his bill that aims to limit where federal officials can enforce civil immigration law in Illinois during the early hours of Friday, Oct. 31. (Capitol News ...
Oct 31, 2025
Lawmakers OK sweeping energy reform package that governor pledges to sign
A solar array catches the morning light outside Champaign. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summary An energy policy package incentivizing battery storage passed the General Assem...
Oct 31, 2025
Latest Chicago transit funding plan appears to avoid statewide tax increases
Lawmakers wait on the Illinois House floor to vote on a new transit funding plan and other measures that surfaced in the final hours of the fall veto session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Now...
Oct 31, 2025
Pritzker warns immigration crackdown becoming ‘wider and more intense’
Gov. JB Pritzker is flanked by immigration advocates and state lawmakers in his Capitol office on Thursday, Oct. 30. He called for the federal government to stop its aggressive immigration enforcement...
Oct 30, 2025
‘Drop in the bucket’: Illinois measures to offset SNAP cuts will not alleviate problem
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks on Oct. 30 with food assistance advocates and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients about the impact of a looming federal cutoff in SNAP funding. (Capit...
Oct 30, 2025