Will Stevenson

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

Students at Lincoln Magnet School in Springfield talk at a recent school board meeting about their Governor's Hometown Award.
Education
4 months ago
Springfield students win ‘Governor’s Hometown Award’ for special service project

From talking about fishing, to helping seniors learn about phishing.

United States and Japan flags
Business
4 months ago
Illinois delegation traveling to Japan for annual conference

Governor JB Pritzker will not attend, blames the Trump Administration.

Coal miner with coal in hands
Business
4 months ago
Elkhart coal mine closed after CWLP moves contract to another company

CWLP shifted business away to another mine in 2024.

Rob Vickery, Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, speaks at a grand opening ceremony in the Monarch Youth Center's multi-purpose room.
Local
4 months ago
A new approach to juvenile corrections opens in Lincoln

“The young people that we serve have experienced a lot; they have experienced loss, trauma, abuse, heartache, poverty, discrimination, and much more.  They’re also incredibly resilient and strong, intelligent and funny, and loving.  These kids are worth our investment — this investment.”

TobyMac will perform in Springfield February 7, 2026.
Entertainment
4 months ago
Christian singer TobyMac to perform in Springfield

TobyMac will perform with Crowder and Jeremy Camp.

The World Clydesdale Show will come to Springfield October 1-5.
Local
4 months ago
‘World Clydesdale Show’ to be at State Fairgrounds in October

“The WCS is a celebration of one of the most iconic and beloved horse breeds on the planet,” said a news release.

Nate Bargatze will perform at the Bank of Springfield Center February 20, 2026.
Entertainment
4 months ago
Comedian Nate Bargatze to perform in Springfield in February

Nate Bargatze performs February 20, 2026.

The Springfield Public School Board met Tuesday night
Education
4 months ago
CORRECTED: District 186 projects $18M deficit this fiscal year without cuts; board and superintendent to ‘aggressively attack’ budget

Board members: consider cutting schools and programs, and getting input from district employees.

Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
4 months ago
UPDATED Pritzker: Trump isn’t coordinating with anyone about troops in Chicago

Pritzker: “…it’s an attack on the American people.”

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a forum on climate change at the Aspen Ideas conference in Chicago on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
4 months ago
Pritzker to ‘Face the Nation’: Guard not wanted, Trump is an ‘authoritarian’

Pritzker: “It’s clear that, in secret, they’re planning…well, it’s an invasion, with U.S. troops.”

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