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Peoples Gas is headquartered in the Aon Center in downtown Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
47 minutes ago
Peoples Gas cuts $58 million from rate request

The new rates would raise monthly bills by $7-8 rather than the $10-11 originally requested.

Thermometer against background hot, summer yellow sun. Hot weather and high air temperature.
Local
3 hours ago
Central IL batters shrug off strikes, sweltering temps while swinging in the heat

The “feels like” temps are hitting the 100 mark.

FILE - Bicycles at Harvard Park school.
Local
3 hours ago
Bike program teaching central Illinois kids how to ride

Weyer said the program gives children who do not own a bike access to instruction during the school day.

Baseball player in a UCLA pinstriped uniform raises his index finger in celebration on the field.
Sports
1 day ago
No. 1 pick Cholowsky agrees to a $10.35 million signing bonus with White Sox, AP source says

“At the end of the day, we were most comfortable with Roch Cholowsky with our first pick, regardless of what the signing bonus was going to be,” general manager Chris Getz said Saturday.

crime scene tape
Crime
1 day ago
2 teens charged in fatal shootings of 5 Illinois family members

A 16-year-old boy will be prosecuted as an adult, while the case against a 15-year-old girl will start in juvenile court.

FILE - Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski is thrown into the air by his teammates after his last game for the club at the end of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Betis in Barcelona, Spain, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra, File)
Sports
1 day ago
Lewandowski ready to provide big lift to the Chicago Fire

The 37-year-old, who signed a two-year contract with the Fire, knew he didn’t want to stay in Europe when his contract expired with Barcelona in May.

Architectural plan of an outdoor amphitheater with a central stage and two lawn seating areas.
Local
1 day ago
Springfield city council advances Y Block plan

Ald. Williams dislikes giveaway to state.

Springfield Police Department shield
Local
1 day ago
SPD sergeant accused of DUI

Sgt. Lindzee Carpenter was stopped in Chatham on July 4.

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