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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
5 months ago
Session nears home stretch

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

Kathi Salvi (left) former Illinois Republican Party chair, and Bob Grogan, Salvi's replacement.
Local
5 months ago
Salvi out as Illinois GOP leader

No reason was given for the change.

A ribbon was cut Monday, May 18 on renovations made to the Washington Park Botanical Garden Conservatory Dome.
Local
5 months ago
$1.3M botanical garden dome reopens in Springfield’s Washington Park

A $1.3 million project renovated the Conservatory Dome.

Money bag with a dollar sign beside a rising multicolored bar chart and coins, symbolizing financial growth and savings growth.
Local
5 months ago
Jerome TIF district would affect District 186

Village is willing to give the school district 25 percent of its TIF revenue.

Mike Murphy, CEO, Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
IL State News
5 months ago
Chamber head talks state budget and small business awards

CEO Of The Chamber, Mike Murphy was on The WTAX Morning NewsWatch to discuss everything that’s happening in our capitol city. 

"I Remember Mama" performed by Theatre in the Park
Local
5 months ago
“I Remember Mama” plays in Petersburg this weekend

A comedy/drama about a family of Norwegian immigrants.

Urban street scene beneath an elevated highway, with a dark car parked near concrete pillars and green Michigan Avenue signs nearby; a red Security Alert sign is mounted on a beige column.
Local
5 months ago
Stalled surveillance bill highlights tension between privacy and public safety

Backers no longer pushing bill that would have prohibited police from using facial recognition software this session.

Man in a suit and red tie sits at a conference desk, reading notes into a microphone during a formal meeting.
Local
5 months ago
IL House panel learns about data centers and the energy they use

Ameren and CUB testify.

Older man in a suit giving a speech at a lectern labeled 'President Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, A Doubletree by Hilton' against a blue curtain backdrop with a microphone nearby.
Local
5 months ago
Killeen: U of I is good for business

The university, says its president, drives the business climate in many ways.

Reverse-angle parking
Local
5 months ago
Opinions split on fines for Springfield parking violations

Proposal would double fines, but city already collects money despite parking being free.

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