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A ribbon-cutting was held Saturday, August 22, for the new Cozy Dog monument that's part of the Route 66 Experience at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
Local
1 month ago
It’s a big one! The iconic Springfield Cozy Dog is now a permanent part of the Illinois State Fairgrounds

Visitors to Springfield will be able to see the “big dog” year-round.

Bruce Baag
Local
1 month ago
Bruce Bagg, former WTAX morning host and news reporter, dies at 88

Bruce Bagg spent at least 15 years with WTAX before taking the helm at the Illinois Information Service.

A Chicago Transit Authority bus leaves a stop on the city’s North Side. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Local
1 month ago
Transportation overhaul taking shape with toll increase, new board appointees

Toll hike part of deal with labor leaders to boost public transportation funding in Chicago.
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WNBA
Sports
1 month ago
Sex toys tossed on court interrupt WNBA games in Chicago and LA in replay of 2025 incidents

There were similar incidents last season in Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles. Some of the incidents resulted in arrests.

UIS
Local
1 month ago
Parkland College partners with UIS on new transfer program

“It’s for students who are interested in transferring after attending Parkland,” said Parkland’s Dean of Enrollment, Kristin Smigielski.

Jermiah Simmons
Local
1 month ago
Springfield teen arrested after hit-and-run, lying to police

Simmons pleaded not guilty during a preliminary hearing, and asked for a trial by jury. 

Ball Chatham Schools logo on a district building
Local
1 month ago
Ball-Chatham School District addresses 2 safety incidents at Glenwood schools

“We are grateful to the students who spoke up today,” wrote Lamon.

Local
1 month ago
New landscape waste deal for Springfield

Waste Management has secured a three-year, $4 million contract,

Sports
1 month ago
Best Chicago Bears fantasy performances last season

Stacker compiled a list of the best Chicago Bears fantasy performances in 2025

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on their separate sentencing dates in July after both were sentenced to two years in prison in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 month ago
Possible ComEd 4 retrial up in the air months after 7th Circuit ordered prison release for 2

Judge proposes February 2027 trial date for defendants McClain, Pramaggiore.

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