IDOT plow cab door
Local
11 months ago
Pritzker taps Gia Biagi to lead IDOT

Governor JB Pritzker has appointed Gia Biagi as the new Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, pending Senate approval. Biagi, an experienced urban planner, previously led the Chicago Department of Transportation.

UIS Athletics
Sports
11 months ago
This Week in UIS Athletics: Men’s & Women’s Basketball

The UIS basketball teams are back at the TRAC this week.

Springfield Police squad
Crime
11 months ago
Three juveniles arrested after stolen vehicle chase in Springfield

Although all three juveniles met the criteria for incarceration, two were released to guardians and one was transported to the juvenile detention center in Peoria.

Amy Raising
Business
11 months ago
Amy Rasing appointed as director of Office of Planning and Economic Development

Rasing has been with the city for over a year as the grants operations coordinator.

Scales of justice
Crime
11 months ago
Springfield man charged with threatening president Biden, other officials

Jacob Sterr, 36, allegedly made the threats on X late last month.

Clyde Bunch
Local
11 months ago
Longest-serving Sangamon County Board member Clyde Bunch dies at 88

“He was the board’s living link to its past who never lost his focus on providing for the future.”
– Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter

Assault rifle
Local
11 months ago
Appeals court keeps Illinois’ assault weapons ban in place

7th Circuit blocks, for now, lower court’s order that held the law unconstitutional.

Cereal rye cover crop
Agriculture
11 months ago
Illinois agriculture program offers savings for cover crops

The program offers a discount of up to $5 per acre on crop insurance for cover crops planted in fall 2024 and insured in 2025.

Arthur - Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
11 months ago
Meet Arthur – Meow Mobile’s Cat of the Week

Big orange tabbies are known all over the world for being snuggly, lovable sweethearts, and Arthur is no exception.