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Route 66 near Illinois Capitol
History
6 months ago
Illinois State Museum celebrates the Route 66 Mother Road’s 100th anniversary in 2026

Route 66 is Celebrating their Mother road’s 100th anniversary. The Illinois State Museum, will be Launching a new online historical database on the famous highway.

Ald. Shawn Gregory
Local
6 months ago
Gregory: Residency requirement may be due to return

“People in the city of Springfield should definitely have first crack at these fine jobs,” alderman says as he votes Present on fire union contract.

FILE - Workers collect debris on March 12, 2019 at the scene where an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 on board, near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)
Business
6 months ago
Jury is picked in Boeing’s first civil trial over payouts to families of Ethiopia crash victims

Boeing is now headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, but it was based in Chicago when the first lawsuits were filed in 2019.

Horace Mann sign at Springfield, IL headquarters
Business
6 months ago
Horace Mann reports earnings

The provider of auto and homeowners’ insurance for teachers and other educators posted revenue of $438.5 million in the period.

Law enforcement standoff with protesters outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
IL State News
6 months ago
Excessive force allegations will be the focus of a Chicago court hearing

The preliminary injunction hearing stems from a lawsuit filed by news outlets and protesters who say agents have used too much force, including tear gas, during demonstrations.

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions in his Capitol office on Thursday, Oct. 30. (CNI photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
6 months ago
Illinois bill ‘decouples’ state, federal taxes, raising revenue and angering businesses

State level changes are in response to revenue-reducing federal tax policies

McDonald's Snack Wraps
Business
6 months ago
Snack Wraps’ return helps boost McDonald’s third quarter sales

Same-store sales rose 2.4% in the U.S. in the third quarter, the company said Wednesday.

Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs speaks at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield in August. No Republican filed to run against him in 2026 by the initial Nov. 4 filing deadline. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
6 months ago
Illinois treasurer faces no GOP challenger as 2026 primary ballots take shape

Gubernatorial, congressional contests draw big fields for the March primaries.

Bradford House and Autravion Haley
Crime
6 months ago
Two Springfield residents jailed for 2024 Bloomington Biaggi’s burglary

At least two suspects wearing masks, gloves and dark clothing robbed the business, with one suspect showing and using a gun during the crime.

Senior U.S. Border Patrol official Greg Bovino speaks to Associated Press reporters during an interview Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Rosemont, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
6 months ago
Border Patrol official behind Chicago immigration crackdown defends tactics as Trump cheers

“We’re what I call now sanctuary busters,” he said. “There are no sanctuaries. There will be no sanctuaries.”