Agriculture
1 week ago
USDA announces commodity payment rates for Farmer Bridge Assistance Program

FBA payments are based on planted acres in 2025, Economic Research Service cost of production, and the World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate Report.

The family is now working to rebuild their lives, and members of the community are being asked to help.
Local
1 week ago
Family displaced after house fire in DeWitt County; public donations requested

Blaze spreads quickly due to high winds; no injuries reported—GoFundMe set up to assist family.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
IL State News
1 week ago
Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

Governors typically control states’ National Guardsmen, and Trump had deployed troops to all three cities against the wishes of state and local Democratic leaders. He said it was necessary as part of a broader crackdown on immigration, crime and protests.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) drops back to pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard)
Sports
1 week ago
Going into finale, Caleb Williams approaches Bears’ single-season passing record, 4,000-yard mark

Coach Ben Johnson dismissed 4,000 as “an arbitrary number.” But in Chicago, it is a big deal. The Bears, after all, are the only franchise without a 4,000-yard passer.

FILE - Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Hunter Harvey throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, March 30, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Sports
1 week ago
Reliever Hunter Harvey and the Chicago Cubs finalize 1-year contract

The addition of Harvey is the latest move in a bullpen makeover for the Cubs, who have added Phil Maton, Hoby Milner and Jacob Webb and re-signed Caleb Thielbar.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Springfield grocery store in 2022 in favor of temporarily eliminating the state’s grocery tax. Four years later, the tax will end permanently, at least statewide. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 week ago
New laws: Illinois’ grocery tax to end, aquifer protections begin

Bills regulating reservation apps, single-use plastics to take effect Jan. 1

After an EF-2 tornado ripped through Long Creek, the roof of a home on Skyline Drive is a pile of debris and the family's life is turned upside down.
Local
1 week ago
Long Creek family rebuilding after EF-2 tornado rips off roof

“My son was standing in the hallway and screamed, ‘Mom!’ extremely loud. Half of the roof [was] already off the house,” Futrell said.  

Crab and lobster
Crime
1 week ago
Oysters, crab and $400,000 worth of lobster meat stolen in New England

Lobster meat destined for Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota was stolen by a fraudulent trucking company, according to the broker who arranged the pickup.

Fighting Illini Football
Sports
1 week ago
Illinois beats Tennessee in the Music City Bowl to keep Big Ten undefeated this bowl season

“We don’t have to read about other years anymore,” Bielema said. “I think people usually either read about history or write history, and this group’s writing history and I think we’ll continue to do that.”

Local
1 week ago
The 20 most competitive housing markets in Illinois

Redfin Real Estate compiled a list of the most competitive housing markets in Illinois, and Springfield is among them.

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