Will Stevenson

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

Former U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, in green to the right in the photo, takes part in a beam signing ceremony for the new Sangamon County Transportation Center.
Local
2 months ago
Republicans praise Davis on transportation center help; Davis says effort was bipartisan

Davis: “Extreme bipartisan support” is what made the project happen.

Legends Entertainment, near the new Scheels Sports Park, remains under construction.
Business
2 months ago
Restaurants announced for Legends Entertainment Complex

Construction on the complex continues.

A person fills out a Powerball lottery ticket on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
National
2 months ago
Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot

The prize followed 46 consecutive drawings in which no one matched all six numbers.

An aerial look at a data center.
Business
2 months ago
There’s more than one data center planned for the region

A data center project could be taken up by officials in Logan County in January — same as the proposed CyrusOne project in Sangamon County.

Daniel Davis
Crime
2 months ago
Springfield man accused of having child porn

Daniel Davis, 48, remained jailed as of Wednesday afternoon.

Melanie Barnard "shops" for presents in "Santa's Workshop" at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital. Barnard's son Stuart is recovering there after recent surgery.
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Santa’s elves make Christmas special for patients of HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital

‘Santa’s Workshop’ is made possible through toy drives and Springfield’s McGraw family.

Lawmakers and Sangamon County Board members, among others, sign a beam that will be put up in the new, under-construction, Sangamon County Transportation Center.
Local
2 months ago
More signings of beams for Sangamon County transit center

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Another beam that will hold the new Sangamon […]

A signed copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum through Feb. 3 before being displayed again at Juneteenth.
History
2 months ago
Emancipation Proclamation back on display at ALPLM, for a limited time

It will be available through early February as part of the “Lincoln:  A Life and Legacy That Defined a Nation” exhibit.

Thomas McMillen
Local
2 months ago
Attorney to Pritzker: Release man from prison who’s innocent of 1989 murder

Investigating Innocence wants Tom McMillen released before Christmas.

alcohol abuse
Local
2 months ago
Liver disease among causes of alcohol-related deaths in parts of Illinois

One section of the state seems to have a dubious honor.

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