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4 weeks ago
Katin Houser throws 3 TD passes and runs for a score as Illinois beats UAB 42-23 in season opener

It was opening night for the Illini and their new 17,315-square-foot videoboard on the south side of Gies Memorial Stadium, billed the largest in college football.

Members of the Sangamon County Board and county officials watch Tuesday, September 1 as consultant Bill Krueger speaks to them via Zoom.
Local
4 weeks ago
Speaking out for, and against, new county hotel-motel tax

A county board claimed businesses “rolling up the sidewalks” and “vagrants” are being detrimental to the project.

A water main section was waited on the ground as crews worked on a break at 5th and Monroe Friday, Aug. 28.
Local
4 weeks ago
Water main break floods Springfield bar hours before grand opening

The Bus Stop was set to open on Aug. 28.

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
4 weeks ago
Illinois receives 12th credit rating upgrade since Pritzker took office

S&P, Moody’s provide higher credit ratings following FY27 budget.

Memorial Medical Center with the former Reisch Brewery.
Local
4 weeks ago
SIU’s brewery beginnings being celebrated

“Beer, Brats, & Beginnings”

Scam call
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4 weeks ago
U.S. Attorney’s Office warns of phone spoofing scam

Scammers spoof official telephone numbers to deceive and defraud individuals.

Players in the Women's Professional Baseball League visit with one of the patients of HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital Thursday, September 3.
Local
4 weeks ago
WPBL players visit children’s hospital

Employees and kids were excited about the visit.

The federal courthouse in East St. Louis. (Photo by Cormac Biesk of the Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
SIUE lecturer charged $100K in personal items to university credit card, feds say

Court documents allege biology instructor used the card to pay for rent, pot, high-end kitchen knives.

Hospitals in Illinois stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue over the next several years due to upcoming changes in how they are paid by Medicaid. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
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4 weeks ago
Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds

New caps on ‘state directed payments’ threaten safety-net, critical access hospitals.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, center, greets players during warm ups before a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Sports
4 weeks ago
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears want more after surprising playoff run last season

Ben Johnson established high standards for Chicago shortly after he was hired as coach in January 2025.

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