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Local
2 years ago
PHOTOS & VIDEO | Downtown Springfield holiday tree lighting

Enjoy a holiday stroll and downtown shopping with Holiday Walks – Wednesdays and Saturdays through Dec. 21.

Sports
2 years ago
Chicago Bears could find working with interim coach Thomas Brown different than with Matt Eberflus

Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown has been key in Williams’ improvement and now Brown is the interim head coach besides being the play caller.

Springfield Police squad
Crime
2 years ago
Springfield police praise residents for tips leading to weekend arrests

Springfield police made three weekend arrests related to a storage unit burglary, a shed break in, and a suspicious U-Haul at a storage facility.

Education
2 years ago
The next school reform push in Illinois: testing and accountability

Local officials say grading systems need fresh overhaul.

Bodycam video - Sonya Massey on porch with deputy
Crime
2 years ago
Illinois court orders pretrial release for deputy charged in Sonya Massey’s killing

In his opinion for the court, Justice Eugene Doherty found fault with prosecutors for basing their arguments against release on the way Grayson acted during the shooting.

Crime Stoppers
Crime
2 years ago
ISP seeks info on Springfield man’s murder; body found at recycling facility in Normal

His body was found among recycling materials being processed at Midwest Fiber.

Documents from OEIG cases.
Business
2 years ago
State watchdog uncovers at least $7.2M in PPP fraud by state employees

Ongoing investigation has identified more than 275 cases of wrongdoing since 2022.

Crime
2 years ago
Springfield man arrested in string of burglaries and thefts

The 22-year-old Springfield man was arrested after police linked him to incidents at Country Inn and Suites, Shangri La Dispensary, a Yale Avenue home.

Handcuffed male
Crime
2 years ago
Police arrest 24 people in Logan County for drugs and weapons

Street value of seized drugs is estimated to be more than $150,000.

Mike Bost speaks to reporters about counting ballots
Local
2 years ago
Conservative group asks U.S. Supreme Court to review Mike Bost’s challenge to how mail-in votes are counted in Illinois

Lower court rulings have upheld Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day.