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Benjamin Tarr mugshot
Crime
2 months ago
Man accused of making child porn, having sexual contact with animal

Daniel Tarr, 39, faces five felony charges and is jailed

Billy Fleischli
Local
2 months ago
Meet the mayor’s new chief of staff, Billy Fleischli

Fleschli sees being a facilitator the mayor’s goals as his primary role.

The scene near a train derailment near the Decatur ADM plant.
Local
2 months ago
UPDATE: Derailment near Decatur ADM plant being investigated

Situation being cleaned up and investigated

Sangamon County Coroner office
Local
2 months ago
Body found Thursday identified, investigation continues

A cause of death has not yet been determined

Leslie Messina
Sports
2 months ago
Lincoln Land Community College names new softball coach

Springfield native is coming back home from Texas

Shontae Massey, Sonya Massey's cousin, speaks at a ceremony dedicating a pedestrian bridge near downtown Springfield in the name of the late Sonya Massey.
Local
2 months ago
Bridge near downtown re-named ‘Sonya Massey Memorial Bridge’

Community members, family of Sonya Massey, and friends, attended a bridge-dedication ceremony Sunday

Local
2 months ago
Community turns out for Chatham Strong Music Fest

They were halfway to their $250,000 goal before the first beer was poured.

Several tents sit just off of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, in a park known for its homeless encampments. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 months ago
Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases

Lawmakers vote to decrease funding for housing programs by more than $14M

City Water Light and Power logo
Local
2 months ago
CWLP to open enrollment in Home Weatherization Program for low-income homeowners

Starting Tuesday, July 15th

President Donald Trump raises his fist at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last year alongside U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (left) and then-running mate J.D. Vance (right). His largest domestic policy bill, which makes drastic cuts to Medicaid, appeared poised to become law this week. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 months ago
Pritzker warns 330,000 Illinoisans could lose Medicaid under Trump’s budget plan

President Trump signed the bill on Friday

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