Category Archives: Local News

Three juveniles died after a single-vehicle crash after 2 a.m. Tuesday south of Taylorville according to the Christian County Sheriff's Department. The crash occurred on 1400 East Road near 1100 North...

Members of the public pressed the Springfield City Council during Tuesday's meeting for stronger action against targeted hate speech. Last week, news broke that a city employee received a suspension f...

State lawmakers will return to Springfield next week for veto session. One issue they could address is funding for Chicago-area public transit after failing to pass a bill in May. Capitol News Illinoi...

A section of 11th Street is scheduled to close on Thursday as water main relocation continues for the Springfield Rail Improvement Project. City Water, Light and Power reports 11th Street between Rese...

A Chicago Transit Authority bus leaves a stop on the city's North Side. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summary Illinois lawmakers are optimistic a plan to reform and fund Chicag...

The Sangamon County State's Attorney has charged 57-year-old Rod White with first degree murder, possession of a weapon of by a felon and possession of a weapon by a repeat felony offender in connecti...

Riverton EMS responded to a call of a man falling from a tree blind in the 4800 block of South Williamsville Blacktop early Monday afternoon. Riverton was assisted on the call by the Sherman Fire Depa...

District 186 has released the results of a community wide survey to help aid in the hiring of a new superintendent. More than 1500 people took part in the survey including, parents, school faculty, ad...

Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski met with furloughed federal workers Monday morning while calling on Republicans to reach a deal to reopen the government. Budzinski visited AFL-CIO offices in Springfield...

The Illinois Manufacturers Association and Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center are opening Celebrate Manufacturing Month with a bus tour across the state. The "Makers on the Move" tour stopped at...