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Soybeans planted in cereal rye cover crop. Planting cover crops can reduce soil erosion, break up compacted soil, provide a habitat for beneficial insects and wildlife, and prevent latent fertilizer from leaching into rivers and streams. (Photo by Jennifer Jones, Illinois Extension)
Agriculture
1 year ago
Illinois governor moves to slash cover crop funds despite rising demand

Farmers and environmental advocates warn conservation efforts could stall without it.

Crime
1 year ago
Woman sentenced for falsifying documents to obtain a concealed carry license

Henderson pleaded guilty to unlawful violation of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, as well as forgery.

Camp Butler Vietnam veterans ceremony
Local
1 year ago
Vietnam veterans honored and remembered at Camp Butler ceremony

3845 Vietnam veterans are now interred at Camp Butler

Education
1 year ago
Survey says: Public education has much support in state

IEA prez: 80 pct of districts still underfunded

American Lynching Panelists for the Citizens Club of Springfield
Local
1 year ago
American lynching: from Chicago to New Orleans

The Citizen’s Club meeting discussed the origins of slavery and when slavery became a matter of race, the 1908 Race Riot, and education.

Crime
1 year ago
Wyndham declared unsafe for occupancy after vandalism, flooding

State Rep. Joyce Mason was staying at the Wyndham at the time and heard water pouring down the elevator shafts.

Polling place
IL State News
1 year ago
Despite Trump order, Illinois won’t require voter proof of citizenship

April 1 elections being conducted under existing state, federal law.

Lynch with 100.5 WYMG
Entertainment
1 year ago
WEEKEND RUNDOWN: Things to do in Springfield this weekend!

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out the Weekend Rundown.

Stormy sky
Local
1 year ago
WEEKEND WEATHER: Warm temps, but storms likely

It is shaping up to be a stormy weekend.

llinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 year ago
Trump administration blocks more than $400M in funding for Illinois health programs

Nearly $2B in federal funds is not being sent to Illinois, according to Pritzker’s office.