Category Archives: Local News
Lake Springfield to Host Bass Fishing Tournament
Lake Springfield will be hosting the Illinois High School Coaches and Student State Tournament for bass fishing on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday May 31. Due to this The Lindsay Boat Launches will be res...
May 27, 2026 halfpoint / Depositphotos.com
McClure States Republicans Waiting on Democrats for State Budget
As work on a new state budget continues during the final week of the spring legislative session, State Senator Steve McClure told WMAY's Patrick Pfingsten on PM Springfield that he and fellow Republic...
May 27, 2026
State Senator Turner Comments on the BUILD Illinois Program
State Senator Doris Turner says local government must have a voice in housing plans under Governor JB Pritzker's BUILD Illinois program. The Springfield Democrat told WMAY's Patrick Pfingsten on PM Sp...
May 27, 2026 State Senator Doris Turner
Independent Candidate Files to Run for Illinois Governor
A Palatine man has filed petitions to run for governor this year as an independent. Collin Corbett submitted his petitions on Tuesday to run with lieutenant governor candidate Carolyn Schofield. Corbe...
May 27, 2026
New Chair of Illinois Republican Party Talks Long-Term Strategy
The new chairman of the Illinois Republican Party says breaking the Democrat's supermajority hold on the state will take time. Illinois Republicans last week voted in Bob Grogan to replace Kathy Salvi...
May 27, 2026 cowardlion / Depositphotos.com
Family Remembers Quanneal Leone
Family members said the 14-year-old Springfield boy who died Monday when his bicycle was struck by a vehicle was set to graduate from eighth grade this week. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon identif...
May 27, 2026 anakimfor@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Lockdown of Stratton Building and Illinois State Museum Lifted
The Stratton Building and the Illinois State Museum were placed on a brief lockdown on Tuesday after Secretary of State police identified a suspicious device in the parking lot of the Capitol Complex....
May 26, 2026 The Illinois State Museum is pictured in Springfield, just south of the Illinois State Capitol. The state-run museum owns one of the largest collections of Native American remains in the U.S. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
14-Year-Old Springfield Boy Dies After Being Hit by Car While Riding a Bike
A 14-year-old boy died after a vehicle struck the bicycle he was riding Monday evening at Cook Street and Eastdale Avenue on Springfield's east side. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon can confirm Qua...
May 26, 2026
Springfield Youth Dies in SUV Crash
A Springfield youth died when an SUV crashed at about midnight Monday morning in McLean. Illinois State Police said the 13-year-old boy was a passenger in the vehicle that crashed on Route 136 at Inte...
May 26, 2026 Police tape (Credit: David Von Diemar; UnSplash)
Clinton Teen Shot
A 16 year-old was shot in Clinton on Sunday night. After receiving reports of shots fired, officers responded to the intersection of N. Center Street and Woodlawn Street at 11:32 p.m. When they arrive...
May 25, 2026 police tape and lights (Credit: ABC News)