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Springfield Police squad
Crime
9 months ago
Springfield Police targets retail theft in recent operation

Seven people were arrested between July 24 and July 25 at TJX-owned stores.

The Double Black Diamond Solar project, near Auburn.
Local
9 months ago
SSGA signs ‘Community Benefit Agreement’ with solar company

$5 million will be spent by Swift Current energy over the next 20 years for various community initiatives

Local
9 months ago
A year after Massey killing, a community takes stock

Springfield police say they already investigate potential new hires.

FILE - A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Business
9 months ago
Union Pacific announces bid for Norfolk Southern to create transcontinental railroad

Past rail mergers have also triggered additional consolidation in the industry.

FILE - Former Chicago Cubs player Ryne Sandberg walks to the mound to throw a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh,File)
Sports
9 months ago
UPDATE: Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg has died after battling cancer

Sandberg announced in January 2024 that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.

Local
9 months ago
Postal problems are the focus of a roundtable discussion

U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) examines labor, late delivery, and Saturdays.

Crime
9 months ago
Guv signs two gun bills into law

Now mandated :tracing, safe storage

Illinois State Police squad
IL State News
9 months ago
State Police use grant money to help combat car thefts, car hijacking

225 vehicles were recovered by Illinois State Troopers that were listed as “stolen and/or hijacked.”

Illinois Lottery logo
IL State News
9 months ago
Two Illinois iLottery players win big, claim over $2.8 million in jackpots

One player made history by hitting a record $1.76 million jackpot playing Cash Castle, the largest prize ever awarded in the game’s short history.

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson, speaks at an event on March 18, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
9 months ago
Kelly leans on experience in Illinois’ Democratic Senate primary

Longtime U.S. House member boasts legislative accomplishments