Crime
2 years ago
$53,000 worth of narcotics recovered by police in home on Drawbridge Rd.

Narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $53,000 were recovered from a Springfield home on Thursday.

Local
2 years ago
Quoting Dr. Seuss, ‘Just go, Go, GO!’ federal judge dismisses Blagojevich political comeback suit

Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor and ex-con who often dusted off ancient and sometimes puzzling quotations to emphasize his positions, found himself at the other end Thursday when a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit attempting to return to public life by quoting Dr. Seuss: “Just go.”

Local
2 years ago
Gen Z in the spotlight

Five high school students served as panelists at the monthly meeting of the Citizen’s […]

Sports
2 years ago
Domask gets triple-double as No. 3 seed Illinois beats Morehead State in NCAA tourney

Marcus Domask posted the NCAA Tournament’s first triple-double since 2019 and Terrence Shannon scored 26 points, helping No. 3 seed Illinois pull away from No. 14 Morehead State for an 85-69 first-round win on Thursday.

Local
2 years ago
Illinois-based State Farm discontinues coverage for 72,000 in California

State Farm will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer, the insurance giant said this week, nine months after announcing it would not issue new home policies in the state.

LLCC Ag Students l-r: Logan Kearns, Kaitlyn Zeedyk, Jhia Walker, Alex Sidener and Wes Bland
Agriculture
2 years ago
Local ag students earn national honors

Eleven local agriculture students earned awards at the 2024 National Professional Agriculture Students Conference at Lincoln Land Community College.

Crime
2 years ago
Human trafficking arrest

Marcus Bender, 24, Springfield

Local
2 years ago
Senators: Keep vapes away from kids

They can be masked as school supplies – or SpongeBob

Local
2 years ago
The case for “magic mushrooms”

Psilocybin as mental health treatment

Local
2 years ago
M.A.D.D. hosts candlelight ceremony downtown

Sergeant Chris Darr from Champaign County Sheriff’s Office spoke about his professional experience with impaired driving crashes.