Category Archives: Local News
Lawsuits pile up as Illinois lags on reforming tax sale laws
Frank Moore felt the sting of the state's tax sale laws when he lost his home after a mix-up over unpaid property taxes. He now has it back after cutting a deal with the company who bought his ta...
Sep 11, 2025
Miller, LaHood, Bost File Congressional Resolution in Relation to Charli Kirk Assassination
Three Illinois U.S. house of representatives have introduced a measure designed to honor a conservative pundit and activist who was shot and killed yesterday in Utah. Mary Miller, Darrin LaHood and Mi...
Sep 11, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals Legend Ozzie Smith Scheduled to Speak at Fundraiser
St. Louis Cardinals legend Ozzie Smith will be coming to Springfield next year. Smith is scheduled to give the keynote address at the Friends of Robin Roberts Stadium, Dinner for the Diamond fundraisi...
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Illinois Leaders React to Shooting Death of Charlie Kirk
Illinois leaders reacted quickly on Wednesday to the shooting death of conservative influencer and Illinois native Charlie Kirk at a rally in Utah. Governor JB Pritzker called the attack "horrifying,"...
Sep 11, 2025
Illinois Department of Corrections to Start Electronically Scanning Incoming Mail
The Illinois Department of Corrections has enacted an emergency rule to prevent contraband from entering its prisons through letters and books sent to people in prison. IDOC will electronically scan m...
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Forsyth Couple Deaths Determined to be Murder -Suicide
The Macon County Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday that its investigation determined the death of a physician and his wife in their Forsyth home in June was a homicide-suicide. Investigators said evi...
Sep 11, 2025 Police lights (Credit: Max Fleischmann; UnSplash)
Under emergency rule, Illinois prisons begin withholding physical mail
Pinckneyville Correctional Center is pictured in southern Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell) Article Summary The Illinois Department of Corrections has begun scanning prisoners...
Sep 10, 2025
Memorial Health Hospitals to Offer Free Breast Exams in October
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, Memorial Health hospitals will be offering free breast exams for women aged 40 and older who are uninsured or underinsured. Participants will need...
Sep 10, 2025
Taylorville Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges
A Taylorville man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being convicted on one count of Class 1 child pornography. The Taylorville Police department executed a search warrant on the apartment...
Sep 10, 2025 jail cell (Credit: ABC)
Sangamon County Authorities Investigating Death of a Man Found in Cabbage Patch Neighborhood
Sangamon County authorities are investigating the death of a man found Wednesday morning along a roadway in the Cabbage Patch neighborhood of unincorporated Springfield. The coroner's office and sheri...
Sep 10, 2025 Police lights (Credit: Scott Rodgerson; UnSplash)