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Illinois State Fair
Local
11 months ago
Service club is parade grand marshal for state fair

American Business Club has been contributing to the fair for more than seventy years.

Local
11 months ago
Cannabis dollars up for vote

Posey: Help is available for unsuccessful applicants.

Texas House Democrats join Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks about the Texas Republican plans to redraw the House map during a press conference at the Democratic Party of DuPage County office in Carol Stream, IL on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Black)
National
11 months ago
Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting

Last week, the governor hosted several Texas Democrats in Illinois to publicly oppose the redistricting effort, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a similar event in his own state.

Scott McFarland died Aug. 2 at the age of 41
Local
11 months ago
Former Springfield resident, former Dist. 186 board president, Scott McFarland passes away

McFarland was 41. Services will be held at a later date.

Haley Williams (left) and Sean Pritchard (right) have resigned their jobs with the City of Springfield. (Capitol City Now illustration)
Local
11 months ago
City vacancies as communications director, planner join state

Haley Williams, Sean Pritchard resign; UPDATED with mayor’s comment.

Ghost -- APL Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
11 months ago
Meet Ghost — APL Cat of the Week

You can see Ghost at the Animal Protective League shelter!

Leeta -- Animal Protective League Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
11 months ago
Meet Leeta — APL Dog of the Week

Leeta loves people, including you!

FILE - The WNBA logo is seen near a hoop before an WNBA basketball game at Mohegan Sun Arena, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Sports
11 months ago
WNBA says fan was arrested for throwing sex toy in Atlanta, threatens ejection, ban moving forward

On Friday, another sex toy was thrown in Chicago under a basket after a whistle was blown to stop play during the third quarter of Golden State’s 73-66 victory over the Sky.

Local
11 months ago
Man who drowned in Clinton Lake identified

45-year-old Kyle Bounds of Hudson, IL drowned and was pronounced dead just after 8 p.m. according to DeWitt County Coroner Randy J. Rice.

FILE - Voters wait to receive their ballots at a polling place at McDonald Elementary School, Nov. 5, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
IL State News
11 months ago
The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds

Of those, nine are Democrats, five are Republicans and one is a bipartisan commission. Illinois is included.