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A screenshot from a live stream of Tuesday night's Springfield City Council meeting showed Ald. Shawn Gregory, right, getting into a verbal argument with former Police Chief Michael Walton, left center in the picture.
Local
1 month ago
Mayor: Ex-chief broke no rules

Video does not make clear what he said off-mic.

Local
1 month ago
SPD, city leadership under fire yet again

PURPLE Coalition cites preferential treatment for ex-chief, brutality in Promyss Davis arrest.

Forrest -- Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
1 month ago
Meet Forrest — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

The shelters are full, and Forrest is ready to come home with you.

Godzilla -- Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
1 month ago
Meet Godzilla — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Don’t let the name fool you. Godzilla is “a gorgeous ginger guy.”

Members of the UIS United Faculty union went on strike Friday morning, picketing around the UIS quad.
Local
1 month ago
Faculty strike at University of Illinois Springfield continues into second week

Administration, union remain divided over salary increases.

Ben Kramer is the new men's basketball coach at Lincoln Land Community College.
Sports
1 month ago
LLCC selects assistant to become head men’s basketball coach

Ben Kramer has been an assistant in the program for 15 years.

Local
1 month ago
Survey backs up concerns about data centers

Lawmakers hope to pass “POWER Act” before May 31 adjournment.

This chair from Ford's Theatre has been donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum by Gordon McCray.
History
1 month ago
Ford’s Theatre chair obtained by ALPLM

The chair was donated by a now-retired Wake Forest University dean who bought it at a charity auction in the 1980’s.

The event is personal for organizer Jamesly Jesse, who survived the 2010 Haiti earthquake and is now giving back as a high school senior and Eagle Scout.
Local
1 month ago
Volunteers in Moweaqua pack thousands of meals for families in Haiti

Over 200 people joined “Jamesly’s Packathon” with the goal of packing over 50,000 meals.

WNBA
Sports
1 month ago
Chicago Sky land rising star Rickea Jackson from LA Sparks in a trade for Ariel Atkins

Jackson was the No. 4 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft and averaged 14.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists last season.

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