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Dave Dahl

Morning news anchor, WTAX

Four women in a meeting room applaud; one seated with a bouquet stands beside laptops, others stand and clap at the long conference table.
Local
1 month ago
A night for farewells at District 186

Gill caps twelve years as District 186 superintendent.

Local
1 month ago
Sangamon County board rejects solar farm

Business report also includes data centers and Vinegar Hill.

"An Inconvenient Widow" book cover from Simon & Schuster
Local
1 month ago
Mary Todd Lincoln was ‘An Inconvenient Widow’

A new best seller calls her a true woman behind the man.

The tornado outlook for Wednesday, June 11. Areas lined or in hash marks indicate the most likely areas for tornadoes.
Local
1 month ago
More severe weather on the way Thursday night in Springfield area, says NWS

NWS: More severe weather 6-9 p.m. Thursday with “enhanced” risk.

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Local
1 month ago
New IL GOP chair hopes for gains

Bob Grogan says Democrats are still big spenders.

Middle-aged man in a gray suit and blue tie sits in a formal room, looking to the side.
Local
1 month ago
Pritzker open to special session on Bears

The governor characterizes the team’s Springfield strategy as disorganized.

An aerial look at a data center.
Local
1 month ago
Activist: Springfield is positioning itself to sneak a data center into town

CWLP wants the council to eliminate a high-load rate category enacted eight years ago.

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
1 month 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.

Recycling symbol formed by four black arrow shapes on a bright green background, with three batteries in the center.
Local
1 month ago
IL advances battery recycling

Environmentalists celebrate recycling law.

Older man with glasses and a white beard stands inside a rustic eatery, hand on chest, with a weathered red sign behind him and outdoor picnic tables visible outside.
Local
1 month ago
Tom Irwin’s latest song is about the Mother Road

“Route 66 Runs Right through It All.”