Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Mattoon lifts ‘do not drink’ order following days of dangerous algae bloom

Dangerous algae bloom discovered Thursday; “do not drink” order started then

Lontray Clark, wanted for a Chicago murder/arson, was arrested in Springfield.
Crime
4 months ago
Man charged with Chicago murders, arson arrested in Springfield

Suspect was targeting his ex-girlfriend and another man, but the fire allegedly killed four others

Rep. Nikki Budzinski meets with local leaders in Champaign.
Business
4 months ago
Budzinski wants to protect manufacturing extension partnership amid proposed federal cuts

“Cutting this program would be pulling the rug out from under the very companies that are building our economy.”

Mothers Against Drunk Driving logo
Local
4 months ago
MADD: Drinking and driving is an even bigger problem in the summer months

Drunk driving doesn’t just happen on the roads

road closed signs in Illinois
Local
4 months ago
Road and rail work planned for area in the next week

Of three projects, one lasts a year, one lasts a little more than a month, and the third will take less than 48 hours

The Illinois Secretary of State "Mobile DMV"
Local
4 months ago
Mobile DMV to visit Lincoln Library

The unit’s services will only be offered to City of Springfield employees.

Local
4 months ago
Legendary artist and Route 66 icon’s work on display downtown

Bob was part of the legendary Waldmire family of Cozy Dog fame.

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Local
4 months ago
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to get federal money

The money will be used toward runway work

FILE - This frame grab from video, provided by the Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez being detained in Culiacan, Mexico, Oct. 17, 2019. (CEPROPIE via AP File)
Crime
4 months ago
Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case

Jeffrey Lichtman, an attorney for the two brothers, said Friday he would wait until Ovidio Guzman Lopez was sentenced before discussing whether the agreement was a good deal.