No matter your theme of choice, the following tips can help make you the talk of the town.
Fall Guide
2 weeks ago
Boo-tiful yards: Halloween themes to make your home ready for the holiday

From spooky to silly, here are ideas to make your home the talk of the neighborhood.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson take questions about the city’s lawsuit against the federal deployment of troops to Illinois.
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Judge won’t block federal troop deployment to Chicago — for now

Arguments scheduled for Thursday while National Guardsmen travel, train.

Crime
2 weeks ago
UPDATE: Springfield Police investigate shooting death; 1 arrested on unrelated charges

One man is dead, while another is jailed on unrelated charges as the investigation continues.

Sangamon Valley Trail extension dedicated in Menard County
Lifestyle
2 weeks ago
Sangamon Valley Trail extension dedicated in Menard County

The new segment extends north from Sangamon County. 

Kobe -- Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
2 weeks ago
Meet Kobe — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

Kobe is “one of the longest residents” of Sangamon County Animal Control and Adoption Center.

Agnes -- Meow Mobile's Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
2 weeks ago
Meet Agnes — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Agnes “has been seeking her true forever family….”

ICE agents
IL State News
2 weeks ago
UPDATE: Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

“The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president’s favor,” the lawsuit says.

Crime
2 weeks ago
1 hurt after shooting near Millikin University, others hurt in weekend shooting elsewhere in Decatur

One shooting near Millikin University, another elsewhere in Decatur.

Crews battled a field fire near Blue Mound Sunday afternoon.
Agriculture
2 weeks ago
Crews battle 2 field fires near Blue Mound

The Blue Mound Fire Department told WAND that firefighters were working to put out the fires just before 4 p.m.

Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, right, walks along protester that was detained near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Rodrick Johnson, a U.S. citizen briefly detained, said agents broke through his door and placed him in zip ties.

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