Sangamon County Complex
Local
11 months ago
Inmate at Sangamon County Jail dead after being found unresponsive in cell

The man was found alone and unresponsive in his cell Tuesday morning.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after speaking at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
IL State News
11 months ago
Proposal for Illinois’ own DOGE

New caucus will be bipartisan

Fire truck with words Fire Dept.
Local
11 months ago
House fire near Loami displaces family

Authorities say the home sustained major fire, smoke, and water damage and is uninhabitable at this time.

Local
11 months ago
‘Champions’ for Children and the Children’s Miracle Network

HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hosptial will serve 40,000 families this year.

President Donald Trump pauses after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
IL State News
11 months ago
EEOC seeks to drop six transgender discrimination cases, three in Illinois

The EEOC is seeking to dismiss three cases in Illinois as well as one in Alabama, New York and California. In each instance, the original complaints allege discrimination against transgender or gender nonconforming workers.

Peter Goldsmith, Director of the Soybean Innovation Lab, says the lab is shutting down because of the federal funding cuts to USAID. Part of their research was on the red leaf blotch, a disease that could decimate the crop if it makes its way to the U.S. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Agriculture
11 months ago
U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research

Lab was part of network studying red leaf blotch, which could potentially decimate the crop.

IL State News
11 months ago
Governor again promises balanced budget

Streaming live on Capitol City Now and WTAX starting at noon

Local
11 months ago
Deadly fire in Jacksonville over the weekend

Woman found dead in garage

Local
11 months ago
UPDATE: Three die in fire in Virden

Jacob James, 10, was pronounced dead at the scene