Will Stevenson

WTAX Morning Newswatch Host & CapitolCityNow.com Editor-in-Chief

Local
1 week ago
Woman dead after crash on I-55

The name of the driver of the single vehicle involved in the crash has not yet been released.

UIS
Education
1 week ago
UIS extends financial aid ‘Promise’ to transfer students

It fully covers of tuition and fees for what they call “qualified first-time, first-year undergraduate students.”

Voting
Local
2 weeks ago
Sorry, NO election in Illinois Tuesday

Many calls and social media comments, but still no election Tuesday anywhere in Illinois.

Christopher Coleman
Crime
2 weeks ago
UPDATE: Arrest made in weekend Springfield shooting death

Christopher Coleman, 29, was originally arrested on unrelated charges.

Sonya Massey’s father, James Wilburn, speaks outside the Peoria County Courthouse in Peoria, Ill. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. (AP Photo/John O’Connor)
Local
2 weeks ago
Sonya Massey’s family, friends speak in detail following second-degree murder conviction of Grayson

“I think we were looking for full justice.  We only got partial justice.”

Crime
2 weeks ago
Man shot to death in Springfield early Saturday

Police say “This is an ongoing investigation.”

L to R: Gov. JB Pritzker, Chris Richmond, State Sen. Doris Turner.
Local
2 weeks ago
State grant money helps tear down Pillsbury plant, can help others

$30 million-plus available in funds that can help the Pillsbury plant and others.

This vehicle hit a house at 9th and Miller in Springfield.
Local
2 weeks ago
Truck hits house, causes power outage

Problems continue after a crash near 9th and Miller.

Peoria County Courthouse
Crime
2 weeks ago
Why was Grayson convicted of Second Degree Murder? Legal experts weigh in

Second Degree Murder versus First Degree, and why police body cameras are so important.

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