Springfield Police Department shield
Crime
3 months ago
Shooting under investigation

Victim is a 16-year-old girl.

Vermilion Advantage
Business
3 months ago
Vermilion Advantage CEO resigns amid bribery, misconduct investigation

Mike Marron steps down as Illinois State Police probe allegations involving county officials and economic development group.

Samuel Britz (file)
Crime
3 months ago
Man allegedly flees, but is still convicted of sexual assault of a minor

Samuel Britz allegedly fled to Chicago, but was still convicted of a series of sexual assaults starting in 2018.

counterfeit
Crime
3 months ago
Pana police warning community of counterfeit $100 bills in circulation

The Pana Police Department posted on Facebook that it received a report Thursday of counterfeit $100 bills being circulated at four different businesses around the community.

Personnel walk inside an immigration processing facility in Broadview, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
IL State News
3 months ago
National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeks

It wasn’t clear what the 500 Guard members from Texas and Illinois would do next.

Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputies and other law enforcement responded to a triple-homicide Thursday in the 3000 block of Hoover Ave.
Crime
3 months ago
Three people dead following Springfield shooting

Three confirmed dead, officials say it’s an “active investigation.”

Pope Leo XIV arrives for a Mass for the participants in the jubilee of ordained people in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
IL State News
3 months ago
Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

“While recognizing that appropriate policies are necessary to keep communities safe, I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable,” Leo said.

Local
3 months ago
Massey panel leads up to recommendations

Commission’s managing director: “I’m appreciative people are showing up.”

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
3 months ago
Texas National Guard troops now protecting federal property in Chicago area, official says

All 500 troops are under the Northern Command and have been activated for 60 days.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)
IL State News
3 months ago
UPDATE: Illinois urges judge to stop National Guard deployment after Trump administration ‘plowed ahead’

Department of Justice lawyer Eric Hamilton said the Chicago area was rife with “tragic lawlessness.” He noted an incident last weekend in which a Border Patrol vehicle was boxed in and an agent shot a woman in response.

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