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Crime of the Week: Help needed solving Springfield playground fire

Around $70K in damage done to a Springfield park.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
IL State News
21 hours ago
New state budget (minus $10M) frustrates Raoul

He assures Republicans concerned about his focus he can “walk and chew gum” at the same time.

Sangamon County Fair
Local
23 hours ago
Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday

Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday with rides, livestock shows, and family entertainment.

Fencing surrounds what's left of Illinois State Fairgrounds Building 29, which is in the process of being demolished.
Local
23 hours ago
Building on Illinois State Fairgrounds is being demolished

“Building 29 started as a dormitory and ended as a document storage facility.”

FILE - This photo combination shows, from top left, BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, March 19, 2026, in Portland, Ore., Kansas guard Darryn Peterson in Lawrence, Kan., March 7, 2026, Duke forward Cameron Boozer, March 21, 2026, in Greenville, S.C., and North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson in Stanford, Calif., Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman, Reed Hoffmann, Brynn Anderson, Jeff Chiu)
Sports
1 day ago
AP’s NBA mock draft: BYU’s Dybantsa is No. 1 ahead of Kansas’ Peterson, Duke’s Boozer, UNC’s Wilson

The freshman forward from BYU remains the player atop AP’s second mock draft, with the Wizards set to make the No. 1 pick on June 23.

Rahm Emanuel takes a break from a bike ride through New Hampshire, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Steven Sloan)
IL State News
1 day ago
Rahm Emanuel’s uphill climb in New Hampshire tests a 2028 presidential bid

The onetime Democratic congressman, White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan hasn’t formally announced his ambition to return to power in Washington.

Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, IL
Local
1 day ago
Community leaders react to Logan Correctional Center closure

The new IDOC facility will be built in Crest Hill. It will cost $1 billion and will hold 800 women and 1,500 men.

Springfield Firefighters rescue a submerged vehicle Monday, June 8, near Third and Capitol Streets.
Local
1 day ago
Flooding rains in Springfield twice Monday

Flooding in Springfield Monday, heat after that for a few days.

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