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The St. Patrick's Day parade in Springfield gives a check for $10,000 in proceeds to the Downtown Springfield Heritage Foundation, who is in turn giving the money to the new "My Heart's Downtown" initiative.
Local
1 week ago
From shamrocks to hearts: Where proceeds from the St. Patrick’s Day parade are going this year

“My Heart’s Downtown” says their efforts are already working.

Orange warning triangle on the road shoulder with a blurred white car and person in the background.
Local
1 week ago
TIM Track will simulate roadway conditions to train police, IDOT

TIM stands for Traffic Incident Management.

A laundry room in a home.
Plumbing Expert
1 week ago
How to make a laundry room a more functional space

Homeowners can consider these tips to make laundry rooms more functional spaces.

Vehicle maintenance must be a priority before road trippers hit the highways and backroads.
Automotive Repair Expert
1 week ago
A guide to road trip vehicle maintenance

Follow these road trip maintenance checks to ensure that a vehicle is road-ready.

The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel) and U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Justice)
IL State News
1 week ago
U.S. attorney acknowledges speech to ‘Broadview 6’ grand jury as calls for his resignation mount

Defense demands DOJ pay attorneys’ fees, claiming ‘wide-ranging misconduct’ by prosecutors.

A “Credit Card Chaos” ad appears on a drivable billboard a few blocks from the Illinois Capitol during the legislature’s final stretch. The Illinois law that it targets suffered a pair of setbacks this week. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
1 week ago
Illinois’ ‘swipe fee’ law on the brink after another delay, adverse court ruling

Banks get upper hand in yearslong fight after federal rule changes, court interpretation.

Most public school students in Illinois will no longer be allowed to use their cell phones in school next year under legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker says he intends to sign. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Local
1 week ago
Cell-phone ban, loosening foreign language requirements among education bills to pass

Lawmakers expand in-state tuition, amend child care licensing.

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Edward Cabrera looks to the scoreboard during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Chicago, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
1 week ago
Edward Cabrera and Matthew Boyd are close to returning to the Cubs’ rotation

Cabrera was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 24 because of a blister on his right middle finger. Boyd is coming back from left knee surgery.

Caleb Williams takes part in a photo shoot for EA Sports "Madden NFL 27" in California.
Sports
1 week ago
Caleb Williams strikes jump-throw pose for Madden NFL 27 cover

Being featured on the game’s cover is “like my childhood dream was coming true,” Williams said.

Mike Zimmers, who passed away in 2022.
Local
1 week ago
Springfield alternative education program to be renamed after Zimmers

It was announced that when the Douglas Alternative Program moves to Lawrence, it will be renamed the “J. Michael Zimmers Academy.”

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