Category Archives: Local News
SMTD Continuing Transition to Cleaner-Burning Vehicles
Sangamon Mass Transit District is continuing its transition to cleaner-burning vehicles with the latest purchase of 19 buses. SMTD said that over the last two months, trustees approved purchases of ei...
Sep 25, 2025
Springfield Police Arrest Man in Connection with Recent Shooting
Springfield Police have arrested a man in connection with a recent shooting at 3200 Singer Ave. Springfield Police arrested Cody M. Osborne, 25 following a car pursuit. Once authorities pulled Osborne...
Sep 25, 2025 jail cell (Credit: ABC)
Springfield Woman Arrested for Firing Shot Into Air in Playground Dispute
A Springfield woman has been arrested after she fired a gun during a playground dispute. On September 20th around 7p Springfield police responded to multiple calls about a woman firing a gun near a pl...
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Resurfacing On Three-Mile Section of Wabash Avenue Begins
Resurfacing is underway on a three-mile-long stretch of Wabash Avenue in Springfield and Jerome. The Illinois Department of Transportation reports work on Wabash from Robbins Road to MacArthur Bouleva...
Sep 25, 2025 Road work sign
Durbin Hopes Illinois Congressional Democrats Will Meet with ICE
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he hopes Illinois' Congressional Democrats will meet with ICE officials this week about the agency's immigration enforcement operations in Chicago. Capitol News Illinois ...
Sep 25, 2025
Durbin hopes to meet with ICE this week about Chicago-area raids
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois Air National Guard base in Springfield on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell) Artic...
Sep 24, 2025
Illinois health department recommends COVID vaccines for all adults
Signs advertise autumn vaccinations at a pharmacy in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summary The Illinois Department of Public Health recommended all adults receive the ...
Sep 24, 2025
Illinois College Hosting Sports Betting and Mental Health Program
Sports Betting in Illinois and around the country is big business but it doesn't come without individual risk. Illinois College in Jacksonville is hosting a program exploring the connection between sp...
Sep 24, 2025 REDPIXEL / Depositphotos.com
Road Closures in Springfield This Weekend Due to International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
The International Route 66 Mother Road Festival is coming to Springfield this weekend and with it there will be plenty of road closures around town. The City of Springfield Office of Public Works has ...
Sep 24, 2025
State Fair Announces Attendance Figures
This year's Illinois State Fair drew the second-largest crowd in its history according to numbers released on Tuesday by Governor JB Pritzker. This year's attendance of 723,079 was surpassed only by l...
Sep 24, 2025 The Illinois State Fair Grounds is where the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service office (not seen) is located, in Springfield, IL, on Nov. 2, 2011. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.