Illinois State Police squad
Crime
2 days ago
Police chase ends in Springfield, and with shooting

Traffic was backed up for hours on I-55 southbound, while Illinois State Police investigated.

Can you help identify these suspects who allegedly stole electronics from Best Buy?
Crime
2 days ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed solving theft at Best Buy

Video game consoles stolen by two suspects.

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Health & Wellness
2 days ago
Case of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed at state-operated developmental center

Shapiro Developmental Center is home to more than 450 with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Local
2 days ago
GOP: You won’t find ‘affordability’ in Dem-run Illinois

McCombie: IL spends big bucks on illegal immigrants while inflation is down 70 percent under Trump.

The 2026 BOS City Tournament is this week.
Sports
2 days ago
Bank of Springfield City high school basketball tournaments start Wednesday

Boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, bands, and unity.

Local
2 days ago
An animal control deal, though not everybody is happy

Enforcement service is “substandard,” says Ald. Williams.

Blood supplies are said to be at low levels throughout Illinois, so agencies are urging blood donations when possible and where available.
Health & Wellness
2 days ago
Severe blood shortage prompts urgent call for donors across central Illinois

Requests from hospitals are currently outpacing available blood products.

The Springfield District 186 Board of Education met Tuesday night.
Education
22 hours ago
District 186 sales tax revenue projected to make slight increase this year

Springfield schools expect to get a little more money from a special Sangamon County sales tax this year.

Sports
16 hours ago
ABC to air 3 regular-season MLB games, including Cubs vs. Giants, Cubs vs. Cardinals

he games on ABC are part of ESPN’s three-year rights agreement with Major League Baseball that takes effect this season.

Christopher Rixner (left) and Melissa Hubbard are wanted by the Sangamon County Sheriffs Department for Retail Theft.
Crime
3 days ago
Two wanted for theft; identified through new Sheriff’s app

Despite being identified quickly, the two suspects are still wanted.