Brutus is the Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control and Adoption Center Dog of the Week!
Pet of the Week
6 months ago
Meet Brutus — Friends of SCACAC Dog of the Week

The kennels at Sangamon County Animal Control and Adoption Center are full, and Brutus is ready to come home with you!

Othello is our Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
6 months ago
Meet Othello — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Othello arrived as a stray, but is ready for your home!

IL State News
6 months ago
Local GOP lawmakers join challenge to civil procedure bill, business community urges Pritzker to veto plan

Several Springfield-area lawmakers have signed on to the effort to get Gov. Pritzker to veto the bill

Two of the livestock being raised, and potentially sold, by "Pandarosa Ranch" in Dawson.
Local
6 months ago
Pandarosa Ranch, where cute calves and cozy stays come together

“We’ve tailored this ranch to create really cute, hairy, differently colored calves for hobby enthusiasts or people with small acreages who want to start their own program or perhaps get a cute calf as a pet.”

Business
6 months ago
Biz group: Thumbs down on sales tax on services

NFIB disagrees with UI white paper

Dick Durbin at a press conference in his home's backyard in Springfield on April 24, 2025, one day after he announced he would not seek reelection.
Local
6 months ago
Durbin on Epstein files and Trump E.O. on homelessness

Durbin says he’s never seen anything like the House adjourning early, and he has an opinion on an executive order designed to get homeless off the streets

Backspacks will be given away at a number of Central Illinois Verizon stores.
Local
6 months ago
Verizon to give out $3 million worth of free backpacks Sunday

A Springfield Verizon store is included

FILE - Anti-Trump protesters march to Trump Tower as they rally for a number of issues, including immigrant rights, the Israel-Hamas war, women's reproductive rights, racial equality and others, on the day of President Trump's Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley,File)
IL State News
6 months ago
Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Chicago ‘sanctuary’ laws

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was pleased with the decision and the city is safer when police focus on the needs of Chicagoans.

Jennifer Peyton sits for an interview in downtown Chicago on July 21, 2025. Peyton was fired from her position as Assistant Chief Immigration Judge on July 3rd, with no cause given. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)
National
6 months ago
Immigration judges fired by Trump administration say they will fight back

Espinoza said she felt pressure with public scrutiny, media coverage and Noem’s statements about Morales Reyes, which weren’t corrected or removed from social media.

FILE - Joseph Czuba, 71, stands before Circuit Judge Dave Carlson for his arraignment at the Will County courthouse, Oct. 30, 2023, in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Crime
6 months ago
Illinois landlord imprisoned for decades in hate-crime attack on Palestinian American family has died

Czuba died Thursday in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections, according to a statement from the Will County Sheriff’s Office.