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1 week ago
Aidan Laughery, Collin Dixon score TDs as Illinois beats Oregon 21-10
It was the Ducks’ first road loss in Big Ten play since they joined the conference in 2024.
1 week ago
Memorial Health dietitian highlights importance of blood sugar management
Zeff encourages people to schedule regular medical appointments and get their blood sugar tested, particularly those with a family history of diabetes.
2 weeks ago
Illinois regulators move to bring video gambling under self-exclusion program
The state’s extensive network of video gambling terminals is one of the largest gaps in the program.
2 weeks ago
Proposed closing of 4 low-level prison facilities draws sharp rebuke in Du Quoin
Questions surround plan to close Du Quoin Impact Program, three other facilities.
2 weeks ago
Bill aims to study how self-driving vehicles can be integrated into Illinois transit
The pilot program would help determine the future of autonomous vehicles in Illinois, including in Sangamon County.
2 weeks ago
Michigan State’s Fears, Florida’s Haugh headline Associated Press preseason All-America team
Fears received 57 votes from a 58-person media panel on the team released Wednesday and Haugh earned 56. Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner (43 votes), Illinois forward David Mirkovic (24) and Arizona big man Motiejus Krivas (17) rounded out the team.
2 weeks ago
State higher ed numbers up slightly
Pritzker says Trump administration is intentionally trying to destabilize colleges.
2 weeks ago
Bailey says he will keep Logan Correctional Center open if elected governor
Pritzker administration plans to build a new women’s prison in the Chicago suburbs.
2 weeks ago
Sangamon Co Mental Health Board is off and … walking
Chairman: "We need to understand the journey (Sonya Massey) went through before she got to the point of the confrontation with her murderer."
2 weeks ago
New name honors District 186’s Mike Zimmers
The alternative education program is for middle- and high-school students who have been expelled or who are assigned there via IEP.
2 weeks ago
Candidate for IL Secretary of State says she’s concerned about opponent’s double campaign, DMV fees, seniors driving
Harris: If elected, I'd be committed to the job for the full term.
2 weeks ago
Mini O’Beirne is on the move
The land has been donated; now comes a campaign to build on it.
2 weeks ago
Illinois designated an AARP age-friendly state
Announcement comes after launch of EngAging Illinois.
2 weeks ago
Reading program returns for fourth year at Springfield schools
About 100 men volunteer across the district to read to first and third graders.
2 weeks ago
Taylorville man accused of sexually assaulting child at local YMCA
Police don't say specifically when Ross may have assaulted a child at the Christian County Y, but court records say he will remain in custody after being deemed a real and present threat.
2 weeks ago
Pope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer
“A subsequent oncology assessment confirmed that no further treatment is necessary,” the doctors said.
2 weeks ago
Route 66 and Springfield are included in a new book about food in Illinois
"We literally ate our way through Illinois."
2 weeks ago
Stratton and Tracy stage their only debate for U.S. Senate
The winner succeeds retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
2 weeks ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying parking lot burglar
Man allegedly broke into cars into hospital parking garage.
2 weeks ago
1 hospitalized in Springfield shooting
Officers found a man with a gunshot wound when they arrived on scene.
