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Diablo -- Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
21 hours ago
Meet Diablo — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

“A solid dude.”

Illiana - Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
21 hours ago
Meet Illiana — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Shy, but lovely!

TROXELL logo in bold navy letters with a teal X in the center
Local
21 hours ago
Springfield insurance agency acquires another agency

Troxell says they are growing “intentionally.”

Darrian Stephenson (left) and Christopher Dibello
Crime
22 hours ago
Two arrested for April Springfield shooting

April shooting caused damage to two homes and a car.

Advocates rally for greater data center regulations at the Capitol in April 2026. Ultimately, lawmakers adjourned their spring session without taking action on the bill known as the POWER Act. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Local
23 hours ago
Lawmakers, stakeholders are ready for summer of data center negotiations

No plans are set, but everyone’s ready to sit down at the table.

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse last July. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Crime
23 hours ago
Federal appeals court says retrial is on the table for ex-ComEd CEO, lobbyist

The two members of the ‘ComEd Four’ previously saw their convictions for bribing ex-Speaker Madigan overturned.

Advocates and patients announced lawsuits against “medical aid in dying” legislation at a news conference in New York. (Photo provided by the Patients Rights Action Fund)
IL State News
23 hours ago
Advocates, patients file lawsuit to block ‘medical aid in dying’ law in Illinois

The lawsuit seeks to strike down the September-effective law for discrimination.

Incobrasa Industries in Gilman, Illinois, is expecting to open its new processing facilities on June 17. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Naomi Taxay)
Agriculture
24 hours ago
Illinois bets on biodiesel: Expanding the market for domestic soybeans

A year fraught with trade wars and global oil shocks is testing whether Illinois’ long-running investment in biodiesel is paying off.

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