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Several hundred wreaths were laid at the gravestones of veterans at Camp Butler National Cemetery Saturday as part of "Wreaths Across America."
Local
3 months ago
Snowfall doesn’t deter ‘Wreaths Across America’ from helping Camp Butler

As many as 890 wreaths were laid at Camp Butler Saturday.

flu
Health & Wellness
3 months ago
It’s Flu Season. Find out common symptoms and how to treat them

Feeling sick? Here are some tips from Memorial Health’s, Dr. Anna Richie.

Local
3 months ago
Teen dead after accident on I-55

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – An accident Saturday during the height of the […]

FILE - Dick Van Dyke poses with chimney sweeps during arrivals to the 40th anniversary and re-premiere of Mary Poppins at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Ann Johansson, File)
Entertainment
3 months ago
Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old

Van Dyke was born in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925, and grew up “the class clown” in Danville, Illinois, while admiring and imitating the silent film comedians.

FILE - Law enforcement officers guard outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., on Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
IL State News
3 months ago
Court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdown

In the 2-1 opinion, the appeals court said Cummings overstepped his authority on the blanket release of the detainees without assessing each case individually.

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
3 months ago
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

These and other stark reimaginings of Christ’s birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

Terry Ballinger
Crime
3 months ago
Springfield man arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges

Drugs, a gun, and cash allegedly were found in Ballinger’s home.

Local
3 months ago
State grant money will help chamber put bigger focus on young adult jobs, retention

An initiative will involve high school and college-age students, in an effort to stay in Springfield.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill into law on Aug. 14, 2025, in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
3 months ago
Pritzker signs ‘medical aid in dying’ bill amid religious opposition

Physicians may write prescriptions for terminally ill patients to self-administer end-of-life medication.

Ethan Atwood is wanted for a recent bar burglary in Springfield.
Crime
3 months ago
Suspect wanted in bar burglary

Atwood allegedly tried to steal money from video gaming machines.

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