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Dominic Watson (left) of the Springfield Project discusses economic development with the Springfield City Council, May 19, 2026

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Springfield Project will help promote economic development

Gregory: silence enables racism.

Mayor Misty Buscher speaks at the annual "State of Greater Springfield" hosted by the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

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Praise for city departments from Buscher at ‘State of Greater Springfield’

"Momentum you can see."

Man in a navy jacket speaks to reporters outside a medical clinic, microphones in front labeled Capitol City Now.

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Pritzker: Data centers are here to stay

The governor says available solar power has grown exponentially just during his time in office.

Sangamon County Board Chair Andy Van Meter emphasizes that taxes will not be raised on county residents in order to expand the BOS Center and build a new hotel, in a Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce event May 19, 2026.

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County Board Chair says City Council is wasting time debating how much say they have on proposed BOS Center expansion

Van Meter says there have been too many negative commenters on the project, and not enough positive ones.

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Gill: Union-backed survey on District 186 safety was news to her

District 186 Superintendent Jennifer Gill was on the WTAX Newswatch

Ziggy Marley will perform at the Illinois State Fair.

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Ziggy Marley to headline Illinois State Fair Grandstand August 18

Grammy-winning reggae artist brings decades of music, positivity, and humanitarian work to Springfield.

Side-by-side: left is an older woman with glasses speaking at a podium; right is a man in a suit speaking into a large microphone in a government chamber.

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Session nears home stretch

Turner likes downtown development bill, but McClure says the Wyndham has to be the first priority.

Kathi Salvi (left) former Illinois Republican Party chair, and Bob Grogan, Salvi's replacement.

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Salvi out as Illinois GOP leader

No reason was given for the change.

A ribbon was cut Monday, May 18 on renovations made to the Washington Park Botanical Garden Conservatory Dome.

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$1.3M botanical garden dome reopens in Springfield’s Washington Park

A $1.3 million project renovated the Conservatory Dome.

Money bag with a dollar sign beside a rising multicolored bar chart and coins, symbolizing financial growth and savings growth.

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Jerome TIF district would affect District 186

Village is willing to give the school district 25 percent of its TIF revenue.

Mike Murphy, CEO, Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce

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Chamber head talks state budget and small business awards

CEO Of The Chamber, Mike Murphy was on The WTAX Morning NewsWatch to discuss everything that's happening in our capitol city.

"I Remember Mama" performed by Theatre in the Park

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“I Remember Mama” plays in Petersburg this weekend

A comedy/drama about a family of Norwegian immigrants.

Urban street scene beneath an elevated highway, with a dark car parked near concrete pillars and green Michigan Avenue signs nearby; a red Security Alert sign is mounted on a beige column.

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Stalled surveillance bill highlights tension between privacy and public safety

Backers no longer pushing bill that would have prohibited police from using facial recognition software this session.

Man in a suit and red tie sits at a conference desk, reading notes into a microphone during a formal meeting.

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IL House panel learns about data centers and the energy they use

Ameren and CUB testify.

Older man in a suit giving a speech at a lectern labeled 'President Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, A Doubletree by Hilton' against a blue curtain backdrop with a microphone nearby.

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Killeen: U of I is good for business

The university, says its president, drives the business climate in many ways.

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Opinions split on fines for Springfield parking violations

Proposal would double fines, but city already collects money despite parking being free.

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Governor: Chicago mayor is ineffective

Pritzker: Johnson has no plan for Bears and comes to Springfield too late to pitch for Chicago.

HoneyBaked Ham says it wants to locate in Springfield.

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HoneyBaked Ham eyes Springfield for franchise expansion

HoneyBaked Ham says Springfield ranked near the top in a nationwide search for new franchise markets, citing the city’s strong business climate and family-oriented community.

Downed wooden utility pole with tangled power lines across a street near a gas station, creating a hazard route barrier.

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Jacksonville businesses lose power after storms snap utility pole, potential funnel cloud spotted

NWS: Funnel cloud spotted east of Jacksonville.

Machine learning with data technology. Robot inputting information from a human head into its own. futuristic digital network technology, innovation. AI Learning and Artificial Intelligence concept

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Tech giants sued over ‘stealing’ voices of well-known journalists, voice actors to train AI

The 9 Class actions filed under Illinois’ strongest-in-nation biometric data privacy law.

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