Category Archives: Local News

IHSA Votes to Expand High School Football Playoffs
The IHSA has approved an amendment that will expand the football playoffs from 256 teams to 384 teams. The number of classes will remain the same but the number of teams in each class will move from 3...
Mike Wennmacher Dec 16, 2025 33ft / Depositphotos.com

Pritzker Signs NITA Act Into Law
Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law on Tuesday that will raise one and a half billion dollars annually for public transit. Capitol News Illinois reports most of the funding will go to the Chic...
Greg Halbleib Dec 16, 2025

Illinois Hunters Harvest Over 81,000 Deer During Fire Arm Deer Season
The results are in and according to preliminary numbers hunters in Illinois harvested 81,225 deer during the seven-day 2025 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 7. Comparatively, hunters h...
Mike Wennmacher Dec 16, 2025 Fawn in Illinois

Get Covered Illinois Extends Open Enrollment Deadline
Illinois residents who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace now have until December 31st to select a plan for coverage that takes effect January 1st. Capitol News Illinois repor...
Greg Halbleib Dec 16, 2025 individual on a computer

Springfield Man Arrested for Attacking Uber Driver
A Springfield man is charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking for allegedly attacking an Uber driver last month. Springfield Police reported on Monday that 24-year-old Hezekiah Glenn was arrested o...
Greg Halbleib Dec 16, 2025 Police lights (Credit: Max Fleischmann; UnSplash)

Springfield Agencies to Receive Grant Money to Combat Homelessness
Three local agencies have been awarded 2 million dollars in state grant money to support their efforts to reduce homelessness. The Home Illinois funding is being directed toward permanent housing prog...
Mike Wennmacher Dec 15, 2025 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com

Illinois Court of Claims Going Digital
The Illinois Court of Claims has now gone digital. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that starting Monday December,15th all filings with the Court of Claims will be submitted thr...
Mike Wennmacher Dec 15, 2025 vladek / Depositphotos.com

State Senator Turner Touts "Sonya Massey Law"
State Senator Doris Turner is touting her diligent work in getting the "Sonya Massey law" passed. Turner in a press release, let it be known that the law which requires law enforcement agencies to con...
Mike Wennmacher Dec 15, 2025 State Senator Doris Turner

CWLP Responding to Water Main Break on South Fourth Street
CWLP crews are responding to a broken waiter main in the 3100 block of South Fourth Street. Due to the scope of repairs, customers will be without water service during work, which will impact about 80...
Mike Wennmacher Dec 15, 2025 water main (Credit: Rose Galloway Green)

Winter Weather Wreaks Havoc This Past Weekend
About seven inches of snow fell on Central Illinois during the weekend as overnight temperatures fell below zero. Illinois State Police Troop 6 reported assisting more than 250 motorists during the we...
Greg Halbleib Dec 15, 2025 US Air Force
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