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Illinois State Police squad
Local
1 week ago
Police: Suspect who died in police custody dragged LeRoy officer

The driver has since been identified by the Logan County Coroner has 66-year-old Richard Saunders of Guttenberg, Iowa.

Thomas McMillen
Local
1 week ago
Attorney to Pritzker: Release man from prison who’s innocent of 1989 murder

Investigating Innocence wants Tom McMillen released before Christmas.

alcohol abuse
Local
1 week ago
Liver disease among causes of alcohol-related deaths in parts of Illinois

One section of the state seems to have a dubious honor.

Officials demonstrate how quickly fires can burn during a news conference in December in Springfield.
Local
1 week ago
Fire dangers still lurk leading up to Christmas

Many items in your home are made with petroleum-based products, increasing fire danger in your home.

A screenshot of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias reading some of the rejected personalized license plates.
IL State News
1 week ago
You can’t get that on a license plate

Watch the video here of Giannoulias showing you what’s been banned.

The Save-a-Lot store on Clear Lake Ave. in Springfield is closing.
Business
1 week ago
Save-a-Lot Springfield location to close Christmas Eve

No reason was given for the closure.

A train derailed in Stonington Sunday night.
Local
1 week ago
Train partially derails in Christian County

Norfolk Southern told WAND News that three cars derailed, two of which were spilled grain.

The Divernon Fire Protection District receives a grant for more than $21,000.
Local
1 week ago
Divernon Fire Protection District receives grant for new equipment

Radio and other equipment will be upgraded.

Phillip Nelson, Illinois Farm Bureau president
Agriculture
1 week ago
Illinois Farm Bureau re-elects Phillip Nelson as President

Nelson explains the reasoning that farming is getting hard in this day and age.

IL State News
1 week ago
Report outlines cuts to state EPA’s

Illinois is still hundreds of staffers below its high.

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