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Jacksonville Police Department
Crime
6 months ago
UPDATED: Standoff suspect surrenders

Jacksonville Middle School closed for the day

Education
6 months ago
Staff cuts worry union president

District 186 superintendent: Four teachers are being cut.

University of Illinois Springfield theatre professor and faculty union president Dathan Powell speaks at a news conference about the UIS faculty strike. Cheers erupted from the crowd as he spoke about his experiences bargaining with the university. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Local
6 months ago
Tentative deal at UIS

Class resumes Monday.

Speaker in a dark suit talks at a wooden podium with the state seal; four men in suits stand behind him, with a large informational poster on a stand nearby.
Local
6 months ago
Community colleges = economic engine

Study shows $27.2 billion in economic impact.

A student uses his phone in school. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Education
6 months ago
Will this be the year the state legislature approves a cellphone ban in schools?

Illinois is one of only eight states with no statewide restrictions on cellphones in classrooms.

Although the Urban League has taken this trip for 20 years, this is the first time they have had students accepted to universities on the spot. 
Education
6 months ago
Springfield teens heading to HBCUs after tour

Although the Urban League has taken this trip for 20 years, this is the first time they have had students accepted to universities on the spot. 

Illinois Innocence Project
Local
6 months ago
Illinois Innocence Project highlights impact, growth at 25-year milestone

“There’s no other place that we know of that’s doing this work,” said Golden.

Millikin University has formally inaugurated Dr. Dean Pribbenow as its president.
Education
6 months ago
Millikin University formally inaugurates Pribbenow as president

Pribbenow took over as president in July 2025 after a nationwide search.

Members of the UIS United Faculty union went on strike Friday morning, picketing around the UIS quad.
Local
6 months ago
Faculty strike at University of Illinois Springfield continues into second week

Administration, union remain divided over salary increases.

Ben Kramer is the new men's basketball coach at Lincoln Land Community College.
Sports
6 months ago
LLCC selects assistant to become head men’s basketball coach

Ben Kramer has been an assistant in the program for 15 years.

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