Marty -- Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
2 days ago
Meet Marty — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

“…a mature friend who is young at heart….”

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Crime
3 days ago
Beardstown man facing charges after gun shot outside home

The man was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm and disorderly conduct.

Ann Gillespie, a former state senator who is now the state’s insurance department director, is pictured at a news conference with Gov. JB Pritzker and others in 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Health & Wellness
3 days ago
State-based health insurance marketplace opens amid federal budget stalemate

Consumers likely to see premium hikes; many expected to drop coverage.

United Airlines plane in Chicago
IL State News
4 days ago
No one hurt as United Airlines plane clips tail of another aircraft in Chicago

The second plane had its horizonal stabilizer struck and was not moving when the planes hit, officials said.

A man in military-style fatigues walks outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
4 days ago
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois

Administration claims courts have no right to check president’s military authority.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi were the fundraising leaders in the Democratic Senate primary, according to quarterly finance reports. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
5 days ago
Krishnamoorthi spends $450K per week on TV ads in Senate race

Stratton, Kelly struggle to keep pace with Krishnamoorthi’s prolific fundraising.

Ret. Maj. Gen. Randy Manner condemns the use of military troops to support domestic law enforcement at an Oct. 16 news conference alongside Gov. JB Pritzker and other retired military officers. Also pictured, from left to right: Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, Gov. JB Pritzker, Maj. Gen. William Enyart, Capt. Janessa Goldbeck, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton and Rear Adm. Michael Smith. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
5 days ago
Former military leaders decry National Guard deployment in Illinois

Legal challenges to deployment, immigration enforcement continue in court.

The Republican candidates for governor who are leading the fundraising race include former state Sen. Darren Bailey, conservative researcher Ted Dabrowski and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick. (Capitol News Illinois photos and illustration by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
5 days ago
Dabrowski sets fundraising bar at $1.5M in GOP primary for governor

Bailey working to establish funding sources after late entry into race he won 4 years ago.

Gov. JB Pritzker and wife MK are pictured at an event at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield in April 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
5 days ago
Pritzker tax summaries show more than $10M in 2024 income — not including trusts. Read the returns here

Governor says ‘I like to play cards’ as returns show $1.4M in gambling income.