A Prospect League team will soon be based in Decatur, thanks to the owners of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes.
Sports
1 month ago
Prospect League coming to Decatur in summer of 2026

The owners of the Lucky Horseshoes also own a team in Quincy.

Robin Roberts Stadium exterior
Sports
1 month ago
Council OKs stadium deal

Non-profit “Friends of Robin Roberts Stadium” is the new owner.

Do you know who used this excavator to tear down half a home in Petersburg?
Crime
1 month ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying who used stolen excavator to destroy home

Still no suspect in the partial demolition of a Petersburg home.

Billy Ruple, Jr.
Crime
1 month ago
Former state employee goes to prison for child porn distribution

Billy Ruple, Jr. worked for the Illinois Department of Human Services at the time.

Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, confers with Sen. Ram Villivalam on the Senate floor on Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 month ago
Senate President Don Harmon avoids $10M fine after election board deadlocks

Harmon accused of accepting millions of dollars beyond contribution limits in 2024.

FILE - U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García marches in the Mexican Independence Day Parade, Sept. 14, 2025, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
1 month ago
House reprimands Illinois congressman over succession plan, angering Democrats

Garcia announced he was not seeking reelection earlier this month just before the deadline to file paperwork for the seat. By then, his chief of staff was the only candidate who had submitted the needed paperwork.

Local
1 month ago
Council votes down landlord registry referendum

One Yes vote short of passage, some aldermen wanted a re-vote.

Local
1 month ago
Turner, Catholic Charities here to talk turkey

Insurers donate fifty birds to Breadline.

Entertainment
1 month ago
Deja Voodoo and Lick Creek to rock Route 66 Motorheads for cancer research

A live music fundraiser event is coming soon to Route 66 Motorheads here in Springfield

An Illinois Department of Transportation plow gets ready to be loaded with salt ahead of the winter plowing season.
Local
1 month ago
IDOT: ‘Winter weather – get it together’

IDOT urges drivers to prepare for snow and ice

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