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Crime
4 weeks ago
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scammers impersonating deputies

The caller threatens that a warrant will be issued if the person doesn’t comply.

Sports
4 weeks ago
Cards’ TV voice: 2026 is about rebuilding

Chip Caray will lead Cardinal Caravan Saturday.

IL State News
4 weeks ago
Welch at halfway mark of speakership

Speaker says “60 Dems” rule is about bringing his caucus together.

ICE agents
IL State News
4 weeks ago
State, City of Chicago file federal lawsuit over recent ICE raids

Read the full federal lawsuit here.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis will retire from the bench later in January.
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Theis to retire

Succeeding her will be Illinois’ first Asian-American Supreme Court justice.

Michael Upton
Crime
4 weeks ago
Palmyra man charged with child porn

Michael Upton is charged with ten counts of possession and two counts of dissemination.

Camaro with Illinois license plate
Local
4 weeks ago
White Sox are big winners on Illinois roads

UI is best represented among college license plates.

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from reporters outside the Illinois State Board of Elections in Springfield after filing petitions to run for a third term on Oct. 27, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Needling Trump as 2028 looms: Inside JB Pritzker’s all-of-the-above media strategy

Pritzker embraces social media influencers to show off Chicago, reach new voters.

FILE - This photo taken from video shows organizers rallying outside of the Ohio Statehouse to protest gerrymandering and advocate for lawmakers to draw fair maps in Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos, File) Screenshot
IL State News
4 weeks ago
What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump

Illinois House Speaker Pro Tem Kam Buckner said “there is no active push” for congressional redistricting.

This home near 4th and North Grand in Springfield was damaged by fire Monday morning.
Local
4 weeks ago
Overnight house fire damages Springfield home

SFD says no injuries.

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