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Will Stevenson

Will is the host of the WTAX Morning Newswatch, and is also the Editor-in-Chief of CapitolCityNow.com. He has won numerous awards from the Illinois News Broadcasters Association, Illinois Associated Press, and Illinois Broadcasters Association for his work over the past nearly 25 years. He has more than three decades of experience as a broadcaster.

Middle-aged man in a gray suit and blue tie sits in a formal room, looking to the side.
IL State News
1 week ago
Pritzker, on ‘This Week,’ talks AI and Midterms

Pritzker: AI can learn from itself, and that’s dangerous.

The sign at the entrance to Scheel's Sports Park.
Local
1 week ago
The rumors of the demise of Scheel’s Sports Park are greatly exaggerated, says tourism chief

Visits are ramping up, and will continue to do so, Dahl said.

Newport, Rhode Island, USA - July 27,2019: Dolly Parton performs at The Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island.
Local
1 week ago
‘I Beg Your Parton’ fundraiser honors late country singer, and dogs

Saluting Dolly while helping get adoptable pets taken care of and in to new homes.

FILE - Frank Lesko, right, announced his candidacy for the Illinois Senate in August, 2025.
Local
1 week ago
Lesko: DUI mentioned in ad was 22 years ago, and it changed my life

Lesko says ad produced by state Democrats was ‘vicious.’

Walking or hiking in the fall.
Local
1 week ago
Go take a walk, or a hike, or a bike ride, or a wheelchair ride for Memorial Health this October

3.25 miles a day of walking X 31 days in October = 100 miles.

Industrial carriers big rig semi trucks with semi trailers fill the tanks with diesel fuel standing on the truck stop gas station with lights at night to be ready to continue the route by morning.
Local
2 weeks ago
Trucking group: No relief in sight for high diesel prices

Will there be any change to the good coming to diesel prices? Maybe not.

PSA test
Local
2 weeks ago
Memorial Health to host prostate cancer screenings and men’s health event

It’s an all-encompassing men’s health event.

America Ambulance Service
Local
2 weeks ago
Springfield Business Journal: One local ambulance company purchases another

An emergency ambulance service provider will take over a non-emergency provider.

Crowne Plaza
Local
2 weeks ago
City: More hotel nights booked in Springfield in 2025, expected to be higher this year

“That means hotel stays are up about 12,000 room nights.  We have more travelers in town visiting Springfield.”

Man at a podium giving a formal speech with a state seal on the lectern and two men in suits behind him.
Local
2 weeks ago
Pritzker on vote-by-mail ruling, SNAP cuts, and man killed during ‘Operation Midway Blitz’

Pritzker claims President Trump wants to make it harder for people to vote, claims feds have not turned over bodycam video from fatal shooting.