Mayor Misty Buscher and the City of Springfield announced on Friday afternoon their recommendation for the promotions of both Assistant Fire Chief Nicholas Zummo to Fire Chief and Assistant Police Chief Joseph Behl to Police Chief of the City of Springfield; these promotions are pending City Council approval. In turn, ...

UPDATE: 05/02/25: The driver whose vehicle crashed through a Chatham after-school care center on Monday, killing four people, tested negative for alcohol and controlled substances, according to Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly. During a Thursday afternoon update, Kelly said the driver, 44-year-old Marianne ...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A plan to overhaul the way Illinois funds public universities is running into stiff opposition from the state's largest higher education institution, the University of Illinois System. The plan, which has been in development for the l...

A Springfield man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to several burglaries of vehicles. Springfield Police said 34-year-old Christian Halberstadt was connected in January to 11 burglaries and thefts of tools from vehicles in hotel parking lots along South Dirksen Parkway. Police said Halbers...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced on Friday morning that a 4.5-mile patching and resurfacing project on Old Route 54 from Loami-Bates Road through Curran was set to begin this upcoming Monday, May 5; the $2 million project is expected to be completed in early July. ​ Springfield residents and commut...

George Ryan, Illinois' Governor from 1999 to 2003 has passed away. The one-term Republican died this morning, Friday, after a short stay in hospice. Ryan's career in politics was tainted by a corruption scandal during his time as Secretary of State, a criminal corruption conviction, after Ryan served as Governor, sent ...

ISP Director says cause of the accident that killed 4 may be a medical emergency By JADE AUBREY Capitol News Illinois jaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Police released preliminary toxicology results that showed no drugs or alcohol in the system of a driver who crashed into a central Illinoi...

Mendoza blasts state policies that 'give more rights to criminals' By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Nine Illinois police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2024 were honored at a ceremony in Springfield Thursday. The Illinois Peace Officers Mem...

The City of Springfield's City Water Light and Power announced on Friday morning that beginning this upcoming Monday, May 5, Converse Avenue is set to be closed between 11th Street and Carolina Avenue for CWLP's new six-inch water main installation. This project is expected to last several days and may be rescheduled i...

The Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon, announced on Thursday that his office had identified the skeletal remains found on April 18, 2025, in a wooded area near the 1700 block of North Milton Avenue in Grandview. Jeremy Register, 36, of Virden, was scientifically identified, and their next of kin has been notified. Th...