Will Stevenson

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

Nate Bargatze will perform at the Bank of Springfield Center February 20, 2026.
Entertainment
4 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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.”

Latonian Johnson faces charges of Murder and Attempted Murder.
Crime
1 month ago
Decatur man arrested after 10-day search following stabbing death

Man allegedly stabbed and killed one woman, stabbed and injured her two children.

Crime
1 month ago
Man accused in 2023 death of Springfield activist arrested in Mexico

No details yet on when Calixto might be extradited back to Springfield.

Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer
Business
1 month ago
State treasurer makes record-breaking investment earnings for state

$1.57 billion in investment earnings, $997 million for “Illinois Funds.”

James Eiskant
Crime
1 month ago
Taylorville man sent to prison for abusing disabled teen, violating probation

Because of the guilty plea, James Eiskant was re-sentenced in two other cases as well.

Robin Roberts Stadium
Local
1 month ago
Park Board approves transfer of Robin Roberts Stadium back to city

The Lucky Horseshoes want to be able to add things like storm drainage and artificial turf, so, they say, more games and more events can be held at the stadium.

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