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A vote-by-mail drop box is pictured in Sangamon County, blocks away from the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
5 days ago
Illinois county clerks are preparing for mail voting amid continued attacks, changes

Communication and experience with the process are keys to maintaining voter faith, clerks say.

Chicago Bulls
Sports
5 days ago
Bulls hire Stephen Mervis and Acie Law IV for new-look front office

Mervis was hired as senior vice president of basketball operations and Law’s title is vice president of player personnel.

Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Sports
5 days ago
Cubs reinstate left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar, designate Ty Blach for assignment

Tuesday’s loss to the surging Brewers was the Cubs’ fourth straight, eighth in their last 10, and allowed Milwaukee to jump over them into first place in the NL Central.

Man in a navy jacket speaks to reporters outside a medical clinic, microphones in front labeled Capitol City Now.
IL State News
5 days ago
Pritzker: Data centers are here to stay

The governor says available solar power has grown exponentially just during his time in office.

Sangamon County Board Chair Andy Van Meter emphasizes that taxes will not be raised on county residents in order to expand the BOS Center and build a new hotel, in a Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce event May 19, 2026.
Local
6 days ago
County Board Chair says City Council is wasting time debating how much say they have on proposed BOS Center expansion

Van Meter says there have been too many negative commenters on the project, and not enough positive ones.

Ziggy Marley will perform at the Illinois State Fair.
Local
6 days ago
Ziggy Marley to headline Illinois State Fair Grandstand August 18

Grammy-winning reggae artist brings decades of music, positivity, and humanitarian work to Springfield.

Former 9th District congressional candidate Katherine “Kat” Abughazaleh addresses reporters following her Nov. 12, 2025, arraignment hearing in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
IL State News
6 days ago
Remaining ‘Broadview Six’ protesters set for rare federal misdemeanor trial next week

Judge agrees to look at grand jury transcripts, which defense hopes will negate trial.

Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, right, cannot catch a two-run double hit by Chicago White Sox's Miguel Vargas during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
6 days ago
Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong apologizes for the words he used during a heated exchange with a fan

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he spoke with Crow-Armstrong about what happened.

Side-by-side: left is an older woman with glasses speaking at a podium; right is a man in a suit speaking into a large microphone in a government chamber.
Local
6 days ago
Session nears home stretch

Turner likes downtown development bill, but McClure says the Wyndham has to be the first priority.