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Serenity the dog
Pet of the Week
10 months ago
Meet Serenity — Friends of SCACAC Dog of the Week

Intake at animal control is said to be extremely high right now

Leslie Messina
Sports
10 months ago
Lincoln Land Community College names new softball coach

Springfield native is coming back home from Texas

Shontae Massey, Sonya Massey's cousin, speaks at a ceremony dedicating a pedestrian bridge near downtown Springfield in the name of the late Sonya Massey.
Local
10 months ago
Bridge near downtown re-named ‘Sonya Massey Memorial Bridge’

Community members, family of Sonya Massey, and friends, attended a bridge-dedication ceremony Sunday

Local
10 months ago
Community turns out for Chatham Strong Music Fest

They were halfway to their $250,000 goal before the first beer was poured.

Several tents sit just off of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, in a park known for its homeless encampments. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
10 months ago
Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases

Lawmakers vote to decrease funding for housing programs by more than $14M

Local
10 months ago
Hanauer: City numbers don’t support calls of “west side bias”

Attempts to rebuke recurring theme of “east side gets the short end of the stick”

Police lights
Local
10 months ago
Coroner: Human remains found in Springfield

An autopsy is scheduled for Friday

Illinois lawmakers are advancing legislation to impose more regulation and control over pharmacy benefit managers, firms that negotiate and manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurance plans. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Local
10 months ago
New laws might cut your health care costs

PBM’s, prior authorization in the crosshairs