Category Archives: Local News

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Cocktails to go may become a permanent thing in Illinois if a new bill is allowed to pass. The bill builds upon the law that allowed restaurants to sell to go cocktails during the Covid-19 pandemic. S...

Opening statements were given Wednesday in Peoria in the first-degree murder trial of Sean Grayson. The court also released on Wednesday the full list of witnesses that the State is expected to call t...

Springfield Ward 3 Alderman Roy Williams Junior told the city council on Tuesday that he plans to propose what he is calling the "Residential Rental Inspection and Landlord Licensing Program." Details...

The City of Springfield has announced a program to improve response to opioid and mental health emergencies. Mayor Misty Buscher said the Springfield BEACON Project is funded by the city's share of th...

A decision on whether Senate President Don Harmon's campaign must pay a nearly 10-million-dollar fine will wait until November. Capitol News Illinois reports the board was deadlocked along party lines...

The Trump administration has agreed to an extension of a judge's temporary block on deploying the National Guard to Chicago while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the case. Capitol News Illinois reports ...