Sarah Martin
Local
1 month ago
Matlin named Memorial Health Chief Strategy Officer

Matlin will help guide the strategic direction of Memorial, which includes five hospitals, primary and urgent care clinics, behavioral health and home health services across central Illinois.

Jobi Tabb
Local
1 month ago
Tabb named Springfield Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Year

Tabb “is widely recognized for treating every patient with respect and dignity.”

Bagheera & Timone -- Meow Mobile Cats of the Week
Pet of the Week
1 month ago
Meet Bagheera & Timone — Meow Mobile Cats of the Week

Brothers want to go to a good home together!

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

Stewart has been at the shelter for a while and is more than ready for a good home!

Flu shot
Local
1 month ago
Illinois sees its worst flu season in recent years as vaccine skepticism grows

The IDPH classified the state as having “very high” levels of flu, the most since 2009-10.

Fruits and vegetables are pictured at a County Market grocery store in Springfield. The items are eligible for purchase under the federal SNAP program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Local
1 month ago
New SNAP work requirements go into effect Feb. 1, threatening recipient eligibility

The requirements change which recipients must work or volunteer and how often.

The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
IL State News
1 month ago
New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries

The authors each will receive $5,000 and be formally honored when the ALA gathers in June in Chicago.

FILE - Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, center, stands with federal immigration agents near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
1 month ago
Chicago man cleared in Border Patrol bounty trial now faces immigration proceedings

Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, was acquitted of one count of murder-for-hire last week. Within 24 hours, he was picked up by federal immigration agents, said defense attorneys Jonathan Bedi and Dena Singer.

Local
1 month ago
Richest billionaires in Illinois

Stacker compiled the richest billionaires in Illinois using data from Forbes

Local
1 month ago
New project ties together Black Springfield sites

Aldermen hear about “History Beyond the Tracks.”

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