Category Archives: Local News
Springfield Police Use Drone to Apprehend Suspect
Springfield Police used a drone to go where a K9 unit could not to arrest a man who allegedly burglarized a commercial building early Monday morning. Police said the K9 tracked into an area that was n...
Oct 01, 2025 SPD Explorer
Federal Government Has Entered a Shutdown
Federal government programs and services shut down at midnight after Congress and President Trump failed to produce a funding agreement. About 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, so...
Oct 01, 2025 cbies / Depositphotos.com
State, private developers break ground on quantum research park
Elected officials and businesspeople throw a ceremonial amount of dirt at the groundbreaking event for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Sept. 30, 2025. Pictured from left to right: Bl...
Sep 30, 2025
New lawsuits against Trump’s immigration actions continue to take shape
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns on Monday, Sept. 29, he would sue the Trump administration if federal troops arrive in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summar...
Sep 30, 2025
Budzinski Demands Action from Owners of Wyndham City Center
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski has called on the owners of the Wyndham City Center in downtown Springfield to let their intentions be known concerning the property. Budzinski has written a letter to th...
Sep 30, 2025
Springfield Hosts Panel on Police Brutality and Racial Violence
A panel of city officials and activists answered questions from community members on Monday evening on the topic of police brutality and racial violence. Springfield Police Commander Brandon Golden as...
Sep 30, 2025
Springfield Man Charged with Attempted Murder
A Springfield man is charged with attempted murder for allegedly pushing a man from a wheelchair and stomping on his head several times. Charges against 46-year-old Montez Edward Bolden also include f...
Sep 30, 2025 jail cell (Credit: ABC)
Republican Candidate for Governor Dabrowski Advocates for Consolidating School Districts
Republican candidate for governor Ted Dabrowski says one method to streamline government is to consolidate school districts. Dabrowski told WMAY's Patrick Pfingsten on PM Springfield that his work in ...
Sep 30, 2025
DHS Seeking to Send 100 Military Troops to Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to send 100 military troops to Chicago according to Governor JB Pritzker, who assailed the move as the Trump administration's latest - yet not unforeseen...
Sep 30, 2025
Pritzker says feds seeking Chicago troop deployment. ‘What I have been warning of is now being realized’
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks alongside elected officials, religious leaders and immigration advocates at a news conference on Sept. 29, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summary T...
Sep 29, 2025