Rod White, 57, is charged with first degree murder October 6, 2025.
Crime
4 months ago
Springfield man charged with murder for Monday shooting death

The shooting happened Monday, October 6, on E. Kansas St.

Scam Alert
Local
4 months ago
State warns of new phishing scam involving bank information

The scammer tries to get you to turn over your banking information by saying you have a tax refund coming.

Federal enforcement officers stand guard near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
IL State News
4 months ago
Illinois braces for possible National Guard arrival while lawsuit challenging deployment simmers

“He wants to justify and normalize the presence of armed soldiers under his direct command,” Pritzker said of Trump.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson take questions about the city’s lawsuit against the federal deployment of troops to Illinois.
IL State News
4 months ago
Judge won’t block federal troop deployment to Chicago — for now

Arguments scheduled for Thursday while National Guardsmen travel, train.

Crime
4 months ago
UPDATE: Springfield Police investigate shooting death; 1 arrested on unrelated charges

One man is dead, while another is jailed on unrelated charges as the investigation continues.

Michael Egan
Crime
4 months ago
Ex-SPD sergeant charged with DUI in court

Cycle safety group ABATE had members in the gallery.

ICE agents
IL State News
4 months ago
UPDATE: Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

“The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president’s favor,” the lawsuit says.

Crime
4 months ago
1 hurt after shooting near Millikin University, others hurt in weekend shooting elsewhere in Decatur

One shooting near Millikin University, another elsewhere in Decatur.

Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, right, walks along protester that was detained near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
4 months ago
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Rodrick Johnson, a U.S. citizen briefly detained, said agents broke through his door and placed him in zip ties.

A protester yells at police and federal officers during a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
IL State News
4 months ago
What we know about National Guard deployment in Chicago and Portland

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed that the president authorized using the Illinois National Guard members, citing what she called “ongoing violent riots and lawlessness” that local leaders have not quelled.

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