The Citizens Club of Springfield hosted a discussion on mental health and a proposed 708 Mental Health Board.
Local
3 weeks ago
Citizens Club hosts discussion on county mental health

The commission is pitching the idea of a formation for a county-wide 708 Mental Health Board through a 0.5 percent sales tax increase in Sangamon County.

Gov. JB Pritzker listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference at a farm in Central Illinois on Oct. 29, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Illinois to withhold nearly $500M in spending, citing federal uncertainty

Fall executive order required most state agencies to identify ways to reserve funds.

Blood supplies are said to be at low levels throughout Illinois, so agencies are urging blood donations when possible and where available.
Health & Wellness
4 weeks ago
Severe blood shortage prompts urgent call for donors across central Illinois

Requests from hospitals are currently outpacing available blood products.

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Health & Wellness
4 weeks ago
Case of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed at state-operated developmental center

Shapiro Developmental Center is home to more than 450 with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Rebecca Birenbaum, new CEO of Springfield Clinic
Business
4 weeks ago
New CEO of Springfield Clinic named

Birenbaum becomes the eighth CEO in the Clinic’s 86-year history starting March 16.

Carolyn Oldenburg, Foundation Director of Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach
Business
4 weeks ago
Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach names foundation director

As Foundation Director, Oldenburg will lead the strategy and implementation of all fundraising efforts for Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach.

Bulky winter coats can expand when a child is placed in a car seat, making the seat belts not as protective.
Local
4 weeks ago
Why bulky winter coats can put kids at risk in car seats

“In a crash, that padding will compress, then cause the straps to get too loose, which could put the child at risk for severe injury.”

Josh Sabo, Executive Director of Heartland Housed, speaks recently to the Sangamon County Board.
Local
4 weeks ago
Heartland Housed works to improve Springfield’s homeless situation

Agency keeps increasing people who leave homelessness, but that’s offset somewhat by those entering it.

Suicide prevention
Health & Wellness
1 month ago
Critical Illinois mental health programs spared after federal funding scare

Suicide prevention”We knew that the impact would be widespread and devastating. If these cuts were to go through. without this funding, these programs really couldn’t continue,” said Angela Cummings, executive director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  

High school student take part in a "boot camp" hosted by HSHS.
Education
1 month ago
HSHS hosts healthcare bootcamp for high schoolers

A select group of juniors and seniors gets to pick the different jobs they may be interested in and see what that job may look like.