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Man at a podium giving a formal speech with a state seal on the lectern and two men in suits behind him.
Local
4 weeks ago
Pritzker on vote-by-mail ruling, SNAP cuts, and man killed during ‘Operation Midway Blitz’

Pritzker claims President Trump wants to make it harder for people to vote, claims feds have not turned over bodycam video from fatal shooting.

Small Business Development Center and Innovate Springfield
Local
4 weeks ago
‘Small Business Skill Share’ next Tuesday

Story telling, customer service, and artificial intelligence will be among the areas discussed.

Storm damage can be seen throughout Lansing, Illinois, on Aug. 14, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Illinois asks for FEMA help after August storms

Trump administration denied state’s last request for help after 2025 storms.

This person is suspected of stealing a wallet and putting it in a large purse.
Local
4 weeks ago
Crime of the Week: Help identify alleged wallet-snatcher

Happened in late-August at Main Gate Bar and Grill.

Cannabis tax
Local
4 weeks ago
Springfield considers cannabis tax revenue for small business grants

Proposed program would provide up to $100,000 to eight local businesses.

Richard Romine
Local
4 weeks ago
Man pleads guilty to lesser charge in 2023 shooting death of mother

Richard Romine was originally arrested in May, 2023.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the floor of the state Senate chamber in Springfield in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
4 weeks ago
Illinois, Chicago sue to block Trump plan to restrict green cards to legal Medicaid, SNAP users

Administration’s new rule, halted by courts during first term, set to take effect Friday.

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
4 weeks ago
SCOTUS blocks Trump’s attempt to limit mail-in voting for the midterm elections

Illinois AG Raoul declares ‘victory for voters.’

Logging equipment and a pile of felled trees sits less than a mile from the Burke Branch area of the Shawnee, which stands to lose federal protections from new road construction and timber harvesting under a proposal from the Trump administration. (Kate McCann, for Capitol News Illinois)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
‘Looking at the forest as a crop’: Trump admin’s logging rule would expose Shawnee Forest

The Trump administration wants to bolster U.S. timber production. Environmentalists say its rule change could wreak environmental havoc.

An industrial-scale battery storage facility at G&W Electric in Bolingbrook, which was installed in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
‘Huge step forward’: Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals

First procurement generates excitement for future, despite falling below target.

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