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Local
3 weeks ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed solving Springfield playground fire

Around $70K in damage done to a Springfield park.

Middle-aged man in a gray suit and blue tie sits in a formal room, looking to the side.
Local
3 weeks ago
Pritzker open to special session on Bears

The governor characterizes the team’s Springfield strategy as disorganized.

An aerial look at a data center.
Local
3 weeks ago
Activist: Springfield is positioning itself to sneak a data center into town

CWLP wants the council to eliminate a high-load rate category enacted eight years ago.

Roszhart
Local
3 weeks ago
Springfield Memorial Hospital CEO to resign

His last day on the job will be Friday, June 12.

Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue.
Agriculture
3 weeks ago
New World Screwworm raises concerns for livestock producers, but not food safety

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has implemented several measures to combat the screwworm, including quarantines and increased monitoring in affected areas. When a confirmed case is identified, officials establish a containment zone and intensify eradication efforts.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
New state budget (minus $10M) frustrates Raoul

He assures Republicans concerned about his focus he can “walk and chew gum” at the same time.

Sangamon County Fair
Local
3 weeks ago
Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday

Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday with rides, livestock shows, and family entertainment.

Fencing surrounds what's left of Illinois State Fairgrounds Building 29, which is in the process of being demolished.
Local
3 weeks ago
Building on Illinois State Fairgrounds is being demolished

“Building 29 started as a dormitory and ended as a document storage facility.”

FILE - This photo combination shows, from top left, BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, March 19, 2026, in Portland, Ore., Kansas guard Darryn Peterson in Lawrence, Kan., March 7, 2026, Duke forward Cameron Boozer, March 21, 2026, in Greenville, S.C., and North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson in Stanford, Calif., Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman, Reed Hoffmann, Brynn Anderson, Jeff Chiu)
Sports
3 weeks ago
AP’s NBA mock draft: BYU’s Dybantsa is No. 1 ahead of Kansas’ Peterson, Duke’s Boozer, UNC’s Wilson

The freshman forward from BYU remains the player atop AP’s second mock draft, with the Wizards set to make the No. 1 pick on June 23.

Rahm Emanuel takes a break from a bike ride through New Hampshire, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Steven Sloan)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Rahm Emanuel’s uphill climb in New Hampshire tests a 2028 presidential bid

The onetime Democratic congressman, White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan hasn’t formally announced his ambition to return to power in Washington.

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