Category Archives: Local News
Sale of Illinois newspapers 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) Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify ...
Sep 18, 2025
Illinois to issue its own vaccine guidelines
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Article Summary JB Pritzker h...
Sep 18, 2025
Glenwood Intermediate School Threat Deemed Not Credible
Authorities have deemed a reported threat made by a Glenwood Intermediate School student on Wednesday not credible. Reports say the threat was made at the bus stop when the student said they intended ...
Sep 18, 2025 Per-Olof Forsberg / CC
Two-Vehicle Crash on I-72 Sends Three to the Hospital
A two-vehicle crash on I-72 East of Springfield on Wednesday resulted in 3 people being transported to a local hospital with injuries. Authorities say the crash happened near milepost 114 at around 6:...
Sep 18, 2025
Taylorville High Student Charged with Making Terroristic Threats Against the School
A student was charged on Wednesday with making a terroristic threat against Taylorville High School. Taylorville Police did not provide details of the threat. Taylorville school officials identified t...
Sep 18, 2025 vlue / Depositphotos.com
Pillsbury Mills Smokestack Scheduled to be Demolished Today
The 160-foot-high smokestack at the former Pillsbury Mills site is scheduled to be demolished today. The wrecking ball is expected to begin its work at 10 a.m. Thursday. Work was delayed from earlier ...
Sep 18, 2025
Illinois Wins Court Case Over Electric Vehicle Charger Funding
Illinois has successfully sued the Trump administration for the release of electric vehicle charger funding previously allocated by the Biden Administration. Capitol News Illinois reports the Federal ...
Sep 18, 2025
Federal Reserve Lowers Benchmark Interest Rate by .25 Points
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut the benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point for the first time since last December. The key interest rate on short-term loans dropped to about 4.1 percent. Fed ...
Sep 18, 2025 garagestock / Depositphotos.com
Lawsuit leads to release of federal funding for EV chargers in Illinois
An electric vehicle charging station pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo) Article Summary Illinois successfully sued the Trump administration for the release of federal grant fundin...
Sep 17, 2025
‘We are not backing down’: Feds ramp up immigration raids in Chicago area
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with one of two men being processed by Homeland Security officials during a visit to Springfield on May 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois pho...
Sep 17, 2025