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Local
10 months ago
A year after Massey killing, a community takes stock

Springfield police say they already investigate potential new hires.

FILE - A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Business
10 months ago
Union Pacific announces bid for Norfolk Southern to create transcontinental railroad

Past rail mergers have also triggered additional consolidation in the industry.

FILE - Former Chicago Cubs player Ryne Sandberg walks to the mound to throw a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh,File)
Sports
10 months ago
UPDATE: Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg has died after battling cancer

Sandberg announced in January 2024 that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.

Local
10 months ago
Postal problems are the focus of a roundtable discussion

U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) examines labor, late delivery, and Saturdays.

Crime
10 months ago
Guv signs two gun bills into law

Now mandated :tracing, safe storage

Illinois State Police squad
IL State News
10 months ago
State Police use grant money to help combat car thefts, car hijacking

225 vehicles were recovered by Illinois State Troopers that were listed as “stolen and/or hijacked.”

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IL State News
10 months ago
Two Illinois iLottery players win big, claim over $2.8 million in jackpots

One player made history by hitting a record $1.76 million jackpot playing Cash Castle, the largest prize ever awarded in the game’s short history.

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson, speaks at an event on March 18, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
10 months ago
Kelly leans on experience in Illinois’ Democratic Senate primary

Longtime U.S. House member boasts legislative accomplishments

Local
10 months ago
Gas prices went down in Illinois last week. Here’s why

GasBuddy says it’s always monitoring oil prices, but will also keep an eye on any impacts hurricanes may have.

IL State News
10 months ago
Local GOP lawmakers join challenge to civil procedure bill, business community urges Pritzker to veto plan

Several Springfield-area lawmakers have signed on to the effort to get Gov. Pritzker to veto the bill