Law enforcement officers line up as protesters gather outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
IL State News
2 months ago
Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions

“People shouldn’t be sleeping next to overflowing toilets,” U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman said. “They should not be sleeping on top of each other.”

State Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, speaks on the House floor on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois lawmakers approve state-specific vaccine guidelines, punt on gambling bill

Two dozen bills passed during the recently ended fall veto session.

The house on right, behind the excavator, was hit by the excavator Tuesday evening.
Local
2 months ago
UPDATE: Police investigating after person uses excavator to knock down half a house in Petersburg

An excavator parked at the home was used to tear down half the home.

IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois State Police goes from “F” to “A” on supporting human trafficking victims

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The Illinois State Police has announced that Illinois […]

Old Towne Apartments entrance
Local
2 months ago
City gains ground on Olde Towne Apartments

Five buildings are slated for demolition due to safety concerns.

IL State News
2 months ago
Pritzker sticks up for Staunton man

Community rallies for undocumented Sandoval.

Route 66 near Illinois Capitol
History
2 months ago
Illinois State Museum celebrates the Route 66 Mother Road’s 100th anniversary in 2026

Route 66 is Celebrating their Mother road’s 100th anniversary. The Illinois State Museum, will be Launching a new online historical database on the famous highway.

Ald. Shawn Gregory
Local
2 months ago
Gregory: Residency requirement may be due to return

“People in the city of Springfield should definitely have first crack at these fine jobs,” alderman says as he votes Present on fire union contract.

FILE - Workers collect debris on March 12, 2019 at the scene where an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 on board, near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)
Business
2 months ago
Jury is picked in Boeing’s first civil trial over payouts to families of Ethiopia crash victims

Boeing is now headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, but it was based in Chicago when the first lawsuits were filed in 2019.

Horace Mann sign at Springfield, IL headquarters
Business
2 months ago
Horace Mann reports earnings

The provider of auto and homeowners’ insurance for teachers and other educators posted revenue of $438.5 million in the period.

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