Category Archives: Local News
Former Gov. Jim Edgar lies in state at the Illinois Capitol
Former Gov. Jim Edgar lies in state in the Illinois Capitol rotunda on Sept. 19, 2025. Edgar's memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at Central Baptist Church in Springfield. The event ...
Sep 19, 2025
Nuclear power, battery storage funding at center of energy policy debate
An industrial-scale battery storage facility at G&W Electric in Bolingbrook, which was installed in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo) Article Summary The long-running debate over energy pol...
Sep 19, 2025
Fire Late Thursday Night in Springfield Leaves Family of Four Displaced
A fire late Thursday night in Springfield left a family of four displaced and two firefighters sustaining minor injuries. The Springfield Fire Department responded to a call of a house fire at 11:20p ...
Sep 19, 2025 fire fighter (Credit: Joachim Pressl; UnSplash)
CEO of SIU Medicine to Retire at End of Current Contract
The CEO of SIU Medicine announced on Friday that he will retire at the end of his current contract in August 2026. Dr. Jerry Kruse is also dean and provost of Southern Illinois University School of Me...
Sep 19, 2025 SIU School of Medicine administrative building (Credit: SIU School of Medicine website)
Springfield Man Arrested For Attacking Woman in Walgreens Restroom
A Springfield man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon for allegedly following a female into a restroom and attacking her. Police were called to the Walgreens on MacArthur Boulevard to a report of a ma...
Sep 19, 2025 Police lights (Credit: Max Fleischmann; UnSplash)
Demolition of Pillsbury Mills Site Officially Begins
With several dozen residents looking on, demolition began Thursday on the first of the larger structures at the former Pillsbury Mills site in Springfield as a 5,300 pound wrecking ball took down a 16...
Sep 19, 2025
District 186 Asking for Public's Thoughts in Search for New Superintendent
Springfield Public School District 186 is asking for the public's thoughts in the search for a new superintendent. The Illinois Association of School Boards is conducting the search to replace Jennife...
Sep 19, 2025
Nonfarm Payrolls in Illinois Decrease
The total number of nonfarm payrolls in Illinois decreased by 13,300 in August according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The state unemployment rate last month was 4.4 percent, down...
Sep 19, 2025 Kevin Smith / CC
Illinois to Issue Own Vaccination Guidelines
Illinois has joined a growing list of states that are issuing their own vaccination guidelines. Capitol News Illinois reports Governor JB Pritzker issued an executive order recently that directs the I...
Sep 19, 2025 NIAID / CC
Sale of Illinois newspaper group puts new state law to the test
Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Caledonia, listens to debate in the Illinois Senate on May 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Article Summary Better Newspapers Inc. has sold its eight Il...
Sep 18, 2025