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Local
6 days ago
1 dead after head-on crash near Lincoln

The man was taken to Lincoln Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room.

Special Olympics
Local
6 days ago
Special Olympians get some of the Illinois State Fair spotlight with new competition

The first-time event in question will be Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the Coliseum, and it’s called the “Sunflower Showmanship Competition.”

Local
6 days ago
It’s all about ag at the Illinois State Fair

Farmers’ costs rise. The prices they charge do not.

Local
6 days ago
Convicted ‘repeat human smuggler’ pleads guilty to immigration violation

Aureliano Vazquez-Ontiberos, 43, admitted back in May he re-entered the United States illegally.

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on Aug. 12, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
6 days ago
DCFS: ‘Significant miscommunication’ within the agency led to missed court dates

Governor says he’s been assured agency leaders will attend next court date as Capitol News Illinois seeks public records.

Chicago Bears
Sports
6 days ago
Chicago Bears looking at 2 sites for stadium in Indiana and could end up using both

McCaskey acknowledged the “anxiety” of a move to northwest Indiana for the team’s fans.

Local
6 days ago
Classic cars lead off State Fair parade

A Chatham man owns 17 classic cars.

Teresa Tran, candidate for Ward 8.
Local
7 days ago
UPDATE: Man accused of harassing City Council candidate resigned from Sangamon County Democratic Party -Party chair

Diana Carlile — who just took over the party in April — said the man who was identified as a precinct committeeperson resigned the post before she could ask for his resignation.

Bishop Thomas John Paproclki spoke to reporters in May, 2025.
Local
7 days ago
Springfield Bishop Paprocki joins federal lawsuit opposing medically-assisted suicide

The group says the new law abandons what the lawsuit calls “nearly two millennia of medical practice.”

Local
7 days ago
The Illinois State Fair is on!

Pritzker administration boasts improved fairgrounds.