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12 minutes ago
New landscape waste deal for Springfield

Waste Management has secured a three-year, $4 million contract,

Sports
2 hours ago
Best Chicago Bears fantasy performances last season

Stacker compiled a list of the best Chicago Bears fantasy performances in 2025

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on their separate sentencing dates in July after both were sentenced to two years in prison in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 hours ago
Possible ComEd 4 retrial up in the air months after 7th Circuit ordered prison release for 2

Judge proposes February 2027 trial date for defendants McClain, Pramaggiore.

The Animal Protective League in Springfield suffered extensive damage from severe weather Wednesday night.
Local
8 hours ago
Animal Protective League continues fundraising efforts after June’s tornado damage

Back in June, an EF-1 tornado hit the APL, causing major damage to its building and forcing the organization to relocate its animals.

State Sen. Doris Turner (D-Springfield, left) and U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, speak to reporters Thursday, Aug. 20, in downtown Springfield.
Local
24 hours ago
Budzinski, Turner, meeting with Post Office officials about problems and Springfield distribution center

Problems with the U.S. Postal Service continue, as the agency says it wants to improve.

Local
1 day ago
Illinois Republicans fire back on their day at the Illinois State Fair

Bailey: Pritzker only agreed to one debate because he’s afraid I’ll win.

Local
1 day ago
The Friday night lights beckon as high school football gets underway

High school football kicks off for District 186 schools Friday

Storm damage can be seen throughout Lansing, Illinois on Aug. 14, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Local
1 day ago
Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid Illinois communities in storm cleanup efforts

The relief will be available to 15 counties after recent severe and record-breaking storms.

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