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Advocates rally for greater data center regulations at the Capitol in April 2026. Ultimately, lawmakers adjourned their spring session without taking action on the bill known as the POWER Act. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Local
1 hour ago
Pritzker demands data center regulations during veto session

POWER Act failed to move before spring session ended.

"Wooden It Be Lovely" in Springfield has opened its new location.
Local
1 hour ago
Springfield nonprofit cuts ribbon on new building for women in recovery

Wooden It Be Lovely moves into former Temple Israel building.

IL State News
23 hours ago
How much does memory care cost in Illinois?

A Place for Mom reports on memory care costs in Illinois and across the country.

Three Springfield firefighters awarded Hometown Hero Award.
Local
23 hours ago
Springfield Fire Department honors 3 firefighters with Hometown Hero Award

Driver engineer Devin Gilman and firefighters Pete Miller and Firefighter Nick Saccaro were recognized this week for their quick thinking, sound judgment and exceptional teamwork under extreme conditions.

Kent Redfield, left, a political science professor at the University of Illinois Springfield, moderates a discussion about election security and integrity Friday, Sept. 25, with Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich, center, and Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Local
23 hours ago
As early voting begins, officials seek to reassure public about election security, integrity

Mail balloting goes forward as normal after Trump’s failed attempt to federalize the process.

Nathan Speagle walks along the edge of a burn unit as he and other members of The Nature Conservancy’s Illinois Chapter control burn portions of the Shawnee March 25, 2026, in Makanda, Illinois. (Lylee Gibbs for the Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
IL State News
23 hours ago
25 years ablaze: SIU’s ‘Fire Dawgs’ inspires land management careers

More than 1,000 students have completed the program over the past quarter century.

The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
24 hours ago
Prosecutor accused of misconduct in ‘Broadview Six’ case resigns, says US attorney ‘scapegoated’ her

“I was a convenient target to be scapegoated and publicly vilified,” she wrote.

Pope Leo
Sports
24 hours ago
Pope Leo XIV declines to credit himself for White Sox playoff return

The 71-year-old pontiff’s sporting interests extend to tennis, too.

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