Sen. Andrew Chesney
IL State News
5 months ago
Lawmakers file suit in Sangamon County over state budget-making process

Chesney: Unrelated bills get amended with budget language, bypassing rules

The Illinois Capitol, as seen from the lawn of the governor’s mansion a few blocks away in late May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
5 months ago
With electric prices going up, advocates tried — and failed — to reform the energy sector

Sweeping legislation would have incentivized energy storage, allowed new nuclear development

Local
5 months ago
NWS Lincoln weather system upgrades ‘slower than expected’

Outage and upgrades extended by one day

The Sangamon County Mental Health Commission met Wednesday, June 4.
Local
5 months ago
Sales tax hike could help fund mental health services in Sangamon County

Committee also hears about successes in addressing mental health concerns in the Rockford area

(left to right) Sister Martha Marie Kirbach, OP, coworker Roberta Fones, and Sister Georgiana Stubner, OP, were among the dozen Springfield Dominican Sisters and friends who placed signs with Catholic Social Teaching messages around the perimeter of the Dominican Sisters’ property in Springfield
Local
5 months ago
Nuns encourage less hate, more understanding, through weekly vigils

“Stand for Justice, Stand for Dignity:”

Health & Wellness
5 months ago
It’s National CPR and AED Awareness Week

Executive Director for the South and West Central Illinois Chapter of the Red Cross, Dawn Morris, paid a visit to the WTAX Morning NewsWatch to chat with Joey McLaughlin about how to get certified during National CPR + AED Awareness Week.

Ion Robotic Lung Cancer Biopsy System
Local
5 months ago
Patients can get faster Lung Cancer diagnosis with new robotic biopsy system

The key to the new system is an extremely thin, maneuverable catheter that allows pulmonologists easier and pinpointed access to suspicious nodules in deep lung tissue detected by an initial lung cancer CT scan.

Local
5 months ago
City Hall move: Mayor’s chief of staff is leaving

Unclear why, nor when there will be a replacement