Senior driver
IL State News
10 months ago
Illinois bill proposes raising senior road test age to 87

“Age alone does not necessarily determine if someone should or should not have a driver’s license” – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias

Sangamon County Complex
Local
10 months ago
Sangamon County seeks applicants for District 21 vacancy

Deadline to submit an application for the District 21 position is set for 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24.

Sonya Massey's mother Donna with former NAACP President Teresa Haley
Local
10 months ago
Sangamon County Board puts recorder office question on ballot, but rejects sheriff recall referendum

The Sangamon County Board voted to place a referendum on eliminating the recorder’s office before voters but declined to approve a recall referendum for the sheriff.

Local
10 months ago
City of Springfield accepting applications for Ward 1 Alderperson position

Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis and must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 21.

Corey Lucas county jail mugshot
Crime
10 months ago
Morgan County man arrested on child pornography charges

After learning of the pornography charges, Lucas reportedly made suicidal statements and barricaded himself inside his residence with a gun.

Mobile driver's license
IL State News
10 months ago
Illinois plans to launch mobile driver’s licenses by end of 2025

By the end of 2025, Illinoisans will be able to add driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet.

Sean Grayson
Crime
10 months ago
Grayson remains behind bars awaiting Illinois Supreme Court decision; hearing scheduled for March

Family members and friends of Sonya Massey were present in the courtroom as the pretrial hearing was rescheduled for March 24.

United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois Gregory K. Harris
Crime
10 months ago
Harris’ farewell, for now

Trump’s remarks trouble him

Police lights
Crime
10 months ago
Skeletal remains found behind campground in Clinton

The DeWitt County Coroner’s Office and Sheriff’s Office responded to a wooded area near Arrowhead Acres campground on Dec. 24.

The Illinois House is pictured during its lame duck session that ran from Jan. 4-7 in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
10 months ago
Bills addressing warehouse quotas, nursing homes, prostitution pass in session’s final days

Measures among 24 bills passed before new legislature sworn in