Education
5 months ago
Foreign language for all? Not everyone agrees

Lack of teachers, pre-empting CTE among concerns

Nelson farm
Agriculture
5 months ago
On the brink of erosion: local Soil and Water Conservation Districts suffer through budget cuts

State and federal budget cuts may cause huge problems for farmers

State Fairgrounds barn fire Springfield firefighters union Local 37
Local
5 months ago
Fire at State Fairgrounds causes animal evacuation

Horses had to be evacuated from a barn

State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, talks about proposed "Clean Slate" legislation with Pamela Frazier, CEO, All-In-One, Monday, May 19, in Springfield.
IL State News
5 months ago
‘Clean Slate’ Act to seal nonviolent criminal records loses in race against time

But the sponsor says the bill in Illinois could be brought back by the fall, or even sooner

Juneteenth 2025
Local
5 months ago
Juneteenth Comer Cox Park celebration

The celebration continues Sunday from 10am to 9pm.

no kings rally WS
Local
5 months ago
Springfield’s ‘No Kings’ rally draws thousand-plus to State Capitol

Concerns raised over Trump, Budzinski, Medicaid, immigration, ICE, and other issues

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks to state Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, on the floor of the Illinois Senate on May 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
5 months ago
Raoul’s office to receive $15.7M budget increase for operations

Lawmakers approved more than AG requested for growing workload, Trump litigation

Local
5 months ago
Turner: I’ve been thinking about ways to help downtown Springfield

Turner: The state of the downtown in recent years “pains” her

FILE - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives at federal court where he is on trial for charges in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme, Oct. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
Crime
5 months ago
Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption case

U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey sentenced the 83-year-old in U.S. District Court in Chicago