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The roof remains off the Animal Protective League building in Springfield, six weeks after a tornado did extensive damage.
Local
1 month ago
Animal Protective League still working to rebuild 6 weeks after tornado

Long-term, the APL plans to build a new facility, a process Corbin said could take a couple of years.

Mosquito carrying West Nile Virus.
Local
1 month ago
Christian County Health Department monitoring mosquitoes for West Nile virus during peak season

The Christian County Health Department said residents don’t have to avoid spending time outdoors, but they should take precautions to reduce mosquito bites.

Visit Springfield office
Local
1 month ago
Lincoln-Herndon law office restoration is complete

Upgrades to the interior and exterior of the Lincoln-Herndon Law Office will provide safety and access to visitors and employees.

Local
1 month ago
UPDATE: Gov. Pritzker calls for ‘utter, complete’ transparency in Benton case

If the governor’s daughter were the victim, “I would want to wring this person’s neck.”

Elmore Wonsley, center, speaks next to attorney Ben Crump, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton during a memorial service for Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Ocean Springs, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
National
1 month ago
Independent autopsy of Nolan Wells finds ‘undetermined’ cause of death

Without further information, the pathologist wrote he “cannot rule out if any intervening nonaccidental factors contributed to or caused the death of Nolan Wells,” according to the attorney.

State Rep. Jessica Dixon Heitman, D-Plainfield, is sworn in after being appointed to complete the term of ex-Rep. Harry Benton and replace him on the November ballot. (Photo courtesy of the Will County Democratic Party)
IL State News
1 month ago
Jessica Dixon Heitman appointed to ex-Rep. Harry Benton’s seat

Granddaughter of late U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon is choice of local Democratic Party insiders.

Republican lieutenant governor nominee Aaron Del Mar speaks inside the Illinois Capitol on July 20, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Local
1 month ago
Bailey seeks to classify any organization receiving $10K in state grants as a ‘public body’

Move would subject those orgs to open meetings, FOIA laws; Pritzker campaign calls it a stunt that would hurt small nonprofits.

Wrigley Field in Chicago
Sports
1 month ago
Cubs reliever Trent Thornton hoping to avoid IL after he was struck on heel by comebacker

“I got very lucky,” he said. “Definitely a lot of positive signs today.”

Scholarship money
Local
1 month ago
Illinois leaders urge governor to opt into federal scholarship tax credit program before 2027 launch

The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program, signed into law last year, allows individual taxpayers to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 annually for donations made to qualified Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs).

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