Daniel Davis
Crime
34 minutes ago
Springfield man accused of having child porn

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

Can you help identifying this man who set fire to Carter's Fish Market early Sunday?
Crime
39 minutes ago
Crime of the Week: Help identify suspect in weekend arson

$25K in damage done to Carter’s Fish Market.

Powerball
Local
2 hours ago
Powerball jackpot reaches $1.7 billion for Wednesday drawing

Illinois players celebrate big wins while eyeing record-breaking holiday prize.

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 hours 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
3 hours ago
More signings of beams for Sangamon County transit center

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

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)
Sports
3 hours ago
Bears, Patriots, Jaguars clinch playoff berths in stunning first-year coaching turnarounds

The disappointing 2024 season led to coaching changes that have paid immediate dividends, with the Bears, Patriots and Jaguars all clinching playoff berths this week in the first year of the new regimes.

Holiday Guide
8 hours ago
Where’s Santa? Track him here!

We’re helping the kids get ready for Christmas!

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
22 hours 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.

Four Illinois members of Congress left to right; Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., and Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., are allowed to enter the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Sophia Tareen)
IL State News
22 hours ago
Illinois members of Congress are latest to tour immigration facilities after judge’s ruling

“This visit will not end our responsibility. We will follow up,” Jackson said. “We will be back and we’ll demand answers.”

With the Supreme Court Building under renovations, the justices hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump's push to expand control over independent federal agencies, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
IL State News
22 hours ago
Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now

“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the high court majority wrote.

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