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Sangamon County Fair
Local
3 months ago
Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday

Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday with rides, livestock shows, and family entertainment.

Fencing surrounds what's left of Illinois State Fairgrounds Building 29, which is in the process of being demolished.
Local
3 months ago
Building on Illinois State Fairgrounds is being demolished

“Building 29 started as a dormitory and ended as a document storage facility.”

Crispy bacon slices arranged in a red cast-iron skillet on a wooden table.
Local
3 months ago
We have a budget, and we also have Bacon Day

A resolution saluting Illinois pork producers passed on the next-to-last day of session.

Mute swan swimming on dark rippling water, neck curved, orange beak with black facial patch.
Local
3 months ago
Endangered … for a different reason?

A bill would make the mute swan a target.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event at the Illinois AFL-CIO in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
3 months ago
Pritzker says suspension of state gas tax possible, blames Trump for having to consider it

“We have enough (money in our road fund) here so that we could make some sort of pause,” said Pritzker. 

Man in suit and glasses standing at a podium/meeting room with a microphone and seated attendees in the background
Local
3 months ago
State could refine cannabis laws

Proposal would dilute strict laws which sponsor says have outlived their usefulness.

Golden hues sweep across the farm as the food-grade soybeans reach maturity. (Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
Agriculture
3 months ago
Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans. Why aren’t we eating them?

More local infrastructure urgently needed for Illinois’ own crops, especially soybeans, to make it from farm to table.

Ziggy Marley will perform at the Illinois State Fair.
Local
3 months ago
Ziggy Marley to headline Illinois State Fair Grandstand August 18

Grammy-winning reggae artist brings decades of music, positivity, and humanitarian work to Springfield.

Springfield resident Bob Croteau, in blue, stands near Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) at a news conference at the AFL-CIO headquarters in downtown Springfield Aug. 21, 2025. Crouteau was one of a number of AFSCME union members who surrounded the Congresswoman.
Local
3 months ago
House passes year-round E15 fuel bill with Budzinski as Democratic lead

The House passed legislation allowing year-round E15 ethanol fuel sales nationwide, with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski serving as a Democratic lead on the bipartisan bill.

Grocery shopping with a wallet
Local
4 months ago
Central Illinois shoppers feeling the pinch of rising costs

“There’s no way around it, and it just seems like it’s just going up and up and up,” Garecht said.

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