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3 days ago
Crouch says if elected, last two years have prepared her for next four; questions opponent’s commitment to department
Crouch says she is pro-police, and questions her opponent's stance.
3 days ago
Pritzker: Ethics should be addressed in fall veto session
Gov. Pritzker would like to see reform, but legislation is likely too big to fit into a six-day fall veto session.
3 days ago
Budzinski on veterans’ issues
Buzdinski meets with her veterans' advisory council in Springfield.
3 days ago
Study finds Illinois’ Displaced Energy Workers Bill of Rights falls short
Non-union workers at a southern Illinois coal mine didn’t receive the same benefits as unionized workers, the study found.
3 days ago
Delivery Robots Accused Of Scanning Customers’ Faces, Sharing Biometric Data
The men filed separate class-action lawsuits in Cook County court Oct. 9 against Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics, alleging the companies violated a state privacy law.
3 days ago
Intricate Minds opens second Springfield location to expand harm reduction services
Nonprofit now offers 45 hours of services a week after adding a site at First Presbyterian Church.
3 days ago
District 186: More complaints about school buses
Buses still are not at 95 percent on-time goal.
4 days ago
Florida is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men’s poll as Duke, Illini also receive first-place votes
Duke received 10 first-place votes and was second in the preseason poll. Illinois received the other two and was third.
4 days ago
Independent candidate for IL Governor, Collin Corbett, says the opponents are all style and no substance
Corbett: Ideas and plans are what I have, not like the other candidates.
4 days ago
Hopefuls for Springfield city offices file
Candidates in line by 8 a.m. Monday have a chance to be first on the ballot.
4 days ago
A busy time for voter registration
"We are here to encourage people to vote, period, No matter who they are voting for."
4 days ago
Springfield council prepares for ShotSpotter vote
Ald. Gregory wants data to show how effective the gunfire-detection program really is.
5 days ago
A longtime member of the WTAX family, Program Director John LaTessa dies
John LaTessa started with WTAX roughly 25 years ago.
5 days ago
Residents asked to take part in health survey
Your health, whether it be mental or physical it's always a good decision to it in check.
7 days ago
By the numbers, Springfield Police say crime is down
Reported violent crime is down 21 percent. Reported property crime is down 17 percent. Overall reported crime is down four percent.
1 week ago
Documents show state’s disaster request met FEMA’s threshold
Feds denied aid for August storms, ruling it ‘not warranted.'
1 week ago
Pritzker reports more than $9M in income on 2025 tax returns, not including blind trust
Governor’s wealth topped $4B within the last year.
1 week ago
‘Partial win for customers’: ICC approves $82 million rate hike for Nico
The amount was negotiated through an earlier settlement with the attorney general’s office.
