Local
1 year ago
Vote! Vote! Vote!

Your vote counts. Use your right to vote and encourage those you know to vote as well. 

Local
1 year ago
By the numbers: Unions lead the way on funding state elections in Illinois

With no statewide campaigns, Pritzker steps back on donations.

Sports
1 year ago
LLCC names new athletics director

Couch brings experience as an athletics director and women’s basketball coach to the position.

Local
1 year ago
“Help Stop Hate”

New web site, hotline

Local
1 year ago
Almost 70% of mail-in ballots already returned in Sangamon County ahead of Election Day

More than 10,000 voters have taken advantage of early in-person voting in Sangamon County.

Crime Stoppers
Crime
1 year ago
Robbery at Hy-Vee Gas is Crime of the Week

A suspect entered the gas station just before 10pm wearing a red Hy-Vee shirt over the top of a grey hoodie as well as a mask covering his face. 

Agriculture
1 year ago
Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

Detasseling corn used to be a rite of passage for some young people in the Midwest. Jason Cope, co-founder of farm tech company PowerPollen, thinks it’s essential to mechanize arduous tasks like detasseling.

Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago
Local
1 year ago
ComEd execs joked Madigan co-defendant was ‘double agent,’ utility’s former top lawyer testifies

Mike McClain’s job recommendations weren’t bribes – or even improper, witness says.

Business
1 year ago
Federal government hands out $2.4 billion for 122 railroad projects including Springfield project

In Illinois, nearly $160 million will go toward consolidating Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s tracks through Springfield.

Local
1 year ago
Illinois man awarded military honors including Purple Heart, Bronze Star at Governor’s Mansion

Chase Wilhelm recognized for ‘selflessness and heroism’ in response to Jan. 28 attack on base.