Category Archives: Local News
New teachers union leaders in Illinois call for tax shift to fund K-12, higher education
New leaders at the Illinois Federation of Teachers include, from left: Pankaj Sharma, secretary-treasurer; Stacy Davis Gates, president; Cyndi Oberle-Dahm, executive vice president, and John Miller, m...
Oct 23, 2025
4 members of Illinois GOP candidate Darren Bailey’s family killed in helicopter crash
Former State Sen. Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor in 2026, speaks at Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair in August 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Article...
Oct 23, 2025
Testimony Continues in Grayson First-Degree Murder Case
Testimony has continued in the first-degree murder trial of Sean Grayson. Witness testimony on Thursday included ISP Trooper Emily Maulding, working as a crime scene investigator, Hali Carls-Miller, I...
Oct 23, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Amazon Launches New Distribution Center in Springfield
Amazon has launched a new distribution center in Springfield. The facility began operations on October 9th and is currently hiring to prepare for the holiday season. The center is part of Amazon's Rur...
Oct 23, 2025 gulpa / Depositphotos.com
Bailey Campaign Releases Statement on Passing of Bailey's Son and Daughter-In-Law and Two Grandchildren in Helicopter Crash
The son and daughter-in-law and two grandchildren of Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey have been killed in a helicopter crash in Montana, according to a statement Wednesday night from Ba...
Oct 23, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Bailey Campaign
Testimony in First-Degree Murder Trial of Sean Grayson Underway
Testimony began on Wednesday in the first-degree murder trial of Sean Grayson. The former sheriff's deputy is charged with fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her Springfield home in July 2024. Deputy Da...
Oct 23, 2025
Local Gas Prices Increase
Local gasoline prices increased over the past day to an average of $3.20 for a gallon of regular fuel according to Triple-A. The agency says although the average price is seven cents higher than yeste...
Oct 23, 2025 Gas pump (Credit: Marek Studinski; UnSplash)
Judge’s block on deploying National Guard extended indefinitely as Supreme Court weighs case
A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the d...
Oct 22, 2025
Jeffries’ Illinois redistricting push meets cool reception in Springfield
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at an Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association brunch in Springfield in August 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Article Summ...
Oct 22, 2025
Testimony begins Wednesday in the murder case against former Sangamon deputy
Friends, family and supporters of Sonya Massey gather outside the Peoria County Courthouse on Monday, Oct. 20, during jury selection for the trial of a former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy accused ...
Oct 22, 2025