Illinois State Fair
Local
1 month ago
Service club is parade grand marshal for state fair

American Business Club has been contributing to the fair for more than seventy years.

Local
1 month ago
Cannabis dollars up for vote

Posey: Help is available for unsuccessful applicants.

Texas House Democrats join Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks about the Texas Republican plans to redraw the House map during a press conference at the Democratic Party of DuPage County office in Carol Stream, IL on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Black)
National
1 month ago
Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting

Last week, the governor hosted several Texas Democrats in Illinois to publicly oppose the redistricting effort, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a similar event in his own state.

Scott McFarland died Aug. 2 at the age of 41
Local
1 month ago
Former Springfield resident, former Dist. 186 board president, Scott McFarland passes away

McFarland was 41. Services will be held at a later date.

Haley Williams (left) and Sean Pritchard (right) have resigned their jobs with the City of Springfield. (Capitol City Now illustration)
Local
1 month ago
City vacancies as communications director, planner join state

Haley Williams, Sean Pritchard resign; UPDATED with mayor’s comment.

Ghost -- APL Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
1 month ago
Meet Ghost — APL Cat of the Week

You can see Ghost at the Animal Protective League shelter!

Leeta -- Animal Protective League Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
1 month ago
Meet Leeta — APL Dog of the Week

Leeta loves people, including you!

FILE - The WNBA logo is seen near a hoop before an WNBA basketball game at Mohegan Sun Arena, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Sports
1 month ago
WNBA says fan was arrested for throwing sex toy in Atlanta, threatens ejection, ban moving forward

On Friday, another sex toy was thrown in Chicago under a basket after a whistle was blown to stop play during the third quarter of Golden State’s 73-66 victory over the Sky.

Local
1 month ago
Man who drowned in Clinton Lake identified

45-year-old Kyle Bounds of Hudson, IL drowned and was pronounced dead just after 8 p.m. according to DeWitt County Coroner Randy J. Rice.

FILE - Voters wait to receive their ballots at a polling place at McDonald Elementary School, Nov. 5, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
IL State News
1 month ago
The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds

Of those, nine are Democrats, five are Republicans and one is a bipartisan commission. Illinois is included.

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