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Some of the many cats available for adoption with the help of Meow Mobile.
Pet of the Week
2 weeks ago
Meet the ‘Many Adorable’ Meow Mobile Cats of the Week

The shelters are full and many cats would make good additions to your home!

Republican Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey participates in an interview September 29, 2026 at the Capitol Media Group studios in Springfield.
Local
2 weeks ago
Bailey winds down what could be his final campaign

Republican Darren Bailey says this could be his last campaign if he loses again.

Local
2 weeks ago
Man dead after weekend crash in Springfield

Darren Polk, 62, died from injuries sustained in the crash.

Republican Bryan Drew, left, and Democrat Margaret Croke, right, are pictured during separate interviews with Capitol News Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Campbell)
Local
2 weeks ago
Replacing Mendoza: Candidates vie to be state’s first new comptroller in a decade

Margaret Croke, Bryan Drew share different visions for office’s transparency, oversight.

UIS
Local
2 weeks ago
Open house for prospective UIS students, families coming soon

The University of Illinois Springfield is hosting an open house for curious students interested in going to college.

With preschool, your child gets a head start. Shot of a group of preschool students sitting in a classroom.
Education
2 weeks ago
Head Start preschools serve parents, too. Under Trump, advocates fear that will change

Last month, President Donald Trump’s administration proposed gutting Head Start regulations that spell out how programs must support families with financial, education or housing concerns.

IL State News
2 weeks ago
Man found dead near Alma Mater Statue on U of I campus identified

Police said there is no threat to the campus community after the body was discovered early Monday morning.

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center (File photo by Whitney Curtis for ProPublica & Capitol News Illinois)
Local
2 weeks ago
Bailey hopes to keep Choate Mental Health Center open

Gov. Pritzker says Illinois should move away from state-owned developmental centers.

Kent Redfield, left, a political science professor at the University of Illinois Springfield, moderates a discussion about election security and integrity Friday, Sept. 25, with Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich, center, and Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Local
2 weeks ago
As early voting begins, officials seek to reassure public about election security, integrity

Mail balloting goes forward as normal after Trump’s failed attempt to federalize the process.

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