
Have Lunch with Us to Celebrate the Illinois State Fair Just 100 Days Away
Woodward Community Media is excited to count down to the 2026 Illinois State Fair, and May 5th will be 100 days away from all the Illinois State Fair fun! Tuesday, May 5th 10:30am - 2:30pm Join us for lunch and have some of your fair food favorites like... Taft's Mr. Ribeye Steaks Vose's Corndogs 2-time defending Golde...
Apr 24, 2026

Mayor Buscher Comments at Metal Detectors at City Offices
Buscher told Sam Madonia on WMAY's AM Springfield that threats against public officials everywhere have increased.
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District 186 Approves Contract with Company to Help with Email Phishing Scams
The Springfield School District 186 board approved a $75,000 contract with a company to filter out an increasing number of email phishing scams.
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Failure to Appear Leads to Warrant for Gena English-Wheat
A warrant has been issued for a Springfield woman charged with concealing her neighbor's death after she failed to appear in court for at least the third time on Monday.
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Trump Administration Lawsuits Seeks Sensitive Voter Information
Those documents were filed by attorneys representing the Illinois AFL-CIO and other groups that have intervened in the case seeking to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining the information.
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