Category Archives: Local News

Initial filings for unemployment in Illinois rose last week compared to the previous week according to the U.S. Department of Labor. New jobless claims increased to nearly 11,300 in the week ending Au...

University of Illinois Springfield Chancellor Janet Gooch has been selected to serve a four-year term on the NCAA Committee on Access, Opportunity and Impact. The committee was established by consolid...

Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher has announced an added method of community engagement with plans for a Community Connections event in each ward. The mayor and each alderperson will host an event in ea...

Harvest season has begun for Illinois farmers. The Illinois State Police is asking that drivers remain cautious in the presence of farm equipment: cars should slow down when behind farm vehicles and r...

Blake Gerard's 25th rice crop is harvested in September 2024. After floods threatened his soybeans and corn, Gerard switched to planting rice. (Julia Rendleman for ProPublica) One Illinois man's decad...

Operators of the Viper Mine near Williamsville confirmed in a legal notice this week that it is permanently closing. The mine was the main supplier of coal to Springfield public utility City Water, Li...

Taylorville Police said on Thursday that an alleged threat at the city's junior high school was unfounded. Police did not provide details of the threat but said interviews and forensic analysis of a p...

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is opening the doors to a new youth center in Lincoln. Capitol News Illinois reports the Monarch Youth Center was designed to focus on learning, growth and ...

Gasoline prices in the area have dropped slightly over the past week but are higher than a month ago according to AAA. The agency said the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Springfield...

An early morning fire damaged a house and a detached garage in Springfield. Around 2am Thursday the Springfield Fire Department responded to a fire in the 2000 block of East Monroe Street. The firefig...