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More drinking water is being made available at the Walmart in Mattoon after the city's water supply could not be used.
Health & Wellness
10 months ago
Testing shows toxin levels decreasing in Mattoon water; still not safe to drink

Water testing continues to be done at a Springfield lab

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Local
10 months ago
Road and rail work planned for area in the next week

Of three projects, one lasts a year, one lasts a little more than a month, and the third will take less than 48 hours

The Illinois Secretary of State "Mobile DMV"
Local
10 months ago
Mobile DMV to visit Lincoln Library

The unit’s services will only be offered to City of Springfield employees.

Local
10 months ago
Legendary artist and Route 66 icon’s work on display downtown

Bob was part of the legendary Waldmire family of Cozy Dog fame.

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Local
10 months ago
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to get federal money

The money will be used toward runway work

FILE - This frame grab from video, provided by the Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez being detained in Culiacan, Mexico, Oct. 17, 2019. (CEPROPIE via AP File)
Crime
10 months ago
Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case

Jeffrey Lichtman, an attorney for the two brothers, said Friday he would wait until Ovidio Guzman Lopez was sentenced before discussing whether the agreement was a good deal.

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Business
10 months ago
State Farm plans insurance hike for Illinois homeowners; Gov Pritzker responds

Pritzker: Illinois homeowners are paying for claims made in other states

Ryan Croke, First Assistant Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, speaks at a news conference in Springfield.
Health & Wellness
10 months ago
State blames Trump admin for measles outbreak as southern IL outbreak declared over

State official says there wouldn’t be measles cases if loads of misinformation weren’t spread about vaccines and their effectiveness

Mike McClain, a longtime Springfield lobbyist and confidant to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after a jury deadlocked on all six corruption charges alleged against both him and Madigan. But McClain was convicted on related charges in the “ComEd Four” trial in 2023 and faces sentencing later this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
10 months ago
Feds seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant Mike McClain

‘ComEd Four’ defendants set for sentencing more than 2 years after convictions

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IL State News
10 months ago
Two Illinois residents become Powerball millionaires overnight

One bought a ticket at a story, the other bought a ticket online