Crime scene tape
Crime
11 months ago
UPDATE: Jacksonville police release identities of two found dead on Wednesday

Two people were found dead on S. East Street Wednesday. Police are treating the deaths as suspicious.

President Biden
Local
11 months ago
Two Illinois women among the more than 1,500 granted clemency by Biden

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of about 1,500 people released during the pandemic and pardoned 39 nonviolent offenders, including two Illinois women. This is the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.

Capitol North Wing
Local
11 months ago
Recent incidents prompt heightened Statehouse security

Visitors may experience longer lines at entrances during upcoming sessions

SIU Simmons Cancer Institute Check Presentation
Local
11 months ago
Springfield Plastics reaches $1,000,000 in donations for cancer research

A check was presented to the SIU Simmons Cancer Institute.

Coal miner with coal in hands
Business
11 months ago
Viper Mine in Elkhart to shut down after losing CWLP as a customer

The mine opened in 1982, and the CWLP was one of its largest customers. 

Health & Wellness
11 months ago
Support for “magic” mushrooms

Opponent: Wait until FDA gets involved

IDOT plow cab door
Local
11 months ago
Pritzker taps Gia Biagi to lead IDOT

Governor JB Pritzker has appointed Gia Biagi as the new Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, pending Senate approval. Biagi, an experienced urban planner, previously led the Chicago Department of Transportation.

Crime Stoppers Burger King robbery suspect
Local
11 months ago
Burger King robbery is the Crime of the Week

Photos of the suspects can be found on the website, cashfortips.us.

Josh Langfelder observes as representatives for both him and Frank Lesko review ballots during the discovery recount process on Dec. 11 at the Sangamon County Building
Local
11 months ago
Discovery recount underway: 41 precincts under review after Langfelder’s narrow loss in recorder race

Elections are still a paper-heavy process in the county, and therefore it’s hard to estimate how long the discovery recount will take.

Springfield Police squad
Crime
11 months ago
Three juveniles arrested after stolen vehicle chase in Springfield

Although all three juveniles met the criteria for incarceration, two were released to guardians and one was transported to the juvenile detention center in Peoria.