City of Springfield positions on that ballot include mayor, city clerk, city treasurer and all 10 city council seats.

The September unemployment rate in Illinois of 4.6 percent was nearly the same as the previous month and one year ago according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Governor JB Pritzker's presidential disaster request that was denied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency met the threshold for statewide disaster assistance, according to state documents

Stratton said one of her priorities is ensuring access to health care.

The state has erased over $1.4 billion in medical debt for almost 700,000 Illinoisans for pennies on the dollar, two years after launching a new relief program.

The returns show Pritzker's income mostly came from capital gains, earned interest and dividends as he does not take a salary from the state.

Gail Simpson did not release a formal announcement but told a small group of supporters on Monday in a video posted on Facebook that she plans to challenge incumbent Mayor Misty Buscher in next spring's election.

During Tuesday's Committee of the Whole meeting of the council, Ward 2 Alderman Shawn Gregory introduced an amendment to the contract with ShotSpotter which would require re-assessment of the devices' placement as well as tracking of false positives.

Board member Sam Cahnman introduced the proposal, co-sponsored by board members Sheila Feipel and Tony DelGiorno, to move meetings from Tuesday to Wednesday so that the county board and Springfield City Council don't meet at the same time.

Sangamon County recorded 355 crashes involving deer last year, the fourth highest in the state.