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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.

Dick Durbin at a press conference in his home's backyard in Springfield on April 24, 2025, one day after he announced he would not seek reelection.
Local
1 week ago
Senate committee defeats Durbin’s $200M farm bill amendment aimed at rural healthcare

The amendment would have provided rural hospitals with $8 million in federal grants. Overall, the grants would have totaled $200 million a year.

Crews dig up the back yard of an undisclosed home in Auburn in the investigation of Brenda Bottoms, reported missing in 1987.
Local
1 week ago
Back yard of Auburn home dug up in case of woman missing since 1987

It’s the latest move in the re-investigation of the case.

Jerry Costello, Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, speaks Thursday, August 6, at the Illinois State Fair Press Preview Day.
Local
1 week ago
The Mother Road at this year’s Illinois State Fair

The Illinois State Fair is August 13 through August 23.

Ald. Roy Williams, at the August 5, 2026 Springfield City Council meeting.
Local
1 week ago
Alderman spars with Springfield Mayor over cannabis grants and who’s in charge

Discussion centered around the city’s Cannabis Grant Program.

Springfield, IL, May 24, 2025, Ruined Chimneys Massacre Memorial, Springfield race riot of 1908, Union Square Park.
Local
1 week ago
UIS Lincoln Studies fellow to author 1908 Springfield Race Riot history

The 1908 events helped lead to the founding of the NAACP the following year.

A student uses his phone in school. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Local
1 week ago
Jordan: District 186’s cell phone ban ‘stricter’ than new state ban

Jordan says the district’s policy — which does include some rules for emergencies — is more “forward-thinking” than state law.

Local
2 weeks ago
Durbin, voting against AG nomination, says Todd Blanche can’t be trusted

Senator Dick Durbin said prior to Tuesday’s vote there are loopholes in that deal with holdout Republicans.

Blue police barrier with white stencil text: 'POLICE LINE - DO NOT CROSS' and 'CHICAGO POLICE DEPT'; police cars in background indicating a crime scene or checkpoint.
Crime
3 weeks ago
How the lighthearted social media trend of ‘teen takeovers’ took a serious turn

Over the July 4 holiday weekend, several thousand young people converged in two spots in Raleigh, North Carolina, police said.

Jen Boyer, after 14 years at Springfield Clinic, is now chief nursing executive at Memorial Health.
Local
3 weeks ago
Boyer feels at ‘home’ as Memorial Health’s Chief Nursing Executive

Jen Boyer is Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President at Memorial Health.

Night crime scene
Local
3 weeks ago
Man injured in Springfield southeast side shooting

The identity of the victim is not known, but police say he is in “stable” condition.