Governor JB Pritzker, second from right, speaks as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, right, listens to him at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
3 months ago
Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, when asked what crimes the president believed Pritzker and Johnson had committed, failed to identify any, but she said they “have blood on their hands” and pointed to Chicago Police Department reports that at least five people were killed and 25 shot over the weekend.

Can you identify this suspect who stole prescription drugs from a local CVS?
Crime
3 months ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed solving Springfield pharmacy robbery

Prescription drugs taken from a local CVS.

Local
3 months ago
Public commenters allege unequal punishment

Charlie Kirk critic departs city job while N-word user is suspended.

Local
3 months ago
Sheriff: 3 juveniles killed in overnight crash in Christian Co.

Police said only one vehicle was involved in the crash.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
3 months ago
National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump’s latest move to send troops to cities

The Associated Press saw military personnel in uniforms with the Texas National Guard patch at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Elwood, 55 miles southwest of Chicago.

Rod White, 57, is charged with first degree murder October 6, 2025.
Crime
3 months ago
Springfield man charged with murder for Monday shooting death

The shooting happened Monday, October 6, on E. Kansas St.

Scam Alert
Local
3 months ago
State warns of new phishing scam involving bank information

The scammer tries to get you to turn over your banking information by saying you have a tax refund coming.

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Local
3 months ago
Inner City Mission strives to change the narrative around homelessness

The 24-hour Conversations on a Bench event will focus on the homeless population and the help Inner City Mission can provide.

Federal enforcement officers stand guard near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
IL State News
3 months ago
Illinois braces for possible National Guard arrival while lawsuit challenging deployment simmers

“He wants to justify and normalize the presence of armed soldiers under his direct command,” Pritzker said of Trump.

Education
3 months ago
Angst over possible Jerome TIF district

“It’s not for businesses. They want sidewalks.”

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