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2 weeks ago

Sangamon Co. State’s Attorney and staff recognized for working with crime victims

The award was handed out Tuesday at the Sangamon County Complex in Springfield.

2 weeks ago

Alderwoman accuses Springfield city staff of keeping info away from her

Ald. Notariano wants information about police SUV's as she attempts to get wellness software through the council.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks ago

Budzinski on veterans’ issues

Buzdinski meets with her veterans' advisory council in Springfield.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks ago

District 186: More complaints about school buses

Buses still are not at 95 percent on-time goal.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks ago

Hopefuls for Springfield city offices file

Candidates in line by 8 a.m. Monday have a chance to be first on the ballot.

2 weeks ago

A busy time for voter registration

"We are here to encourage people to vote, period, No matter who they are voting for."

2 weeks ago

Springfield council prepares for ShotSpotter vote

Ald. Gregory wants data to show how effective the gunfire-detection program really is.

2 weeks ago

A longtime member of the WTAX family, Program Director John LaTessa dies

John LaTessa started with WTAX roughly 25 years ago.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks ago

Springfield rallies for ‘No Kings’

The event promoted early voting.

2 weeks ago

Get ready for ‘Wintree Wonderland’

The event is meant to replace Festival of Trees.

3 weeks 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.

3 weeks ago

Documents show state’s disaster request met FEMA’s threshold

Feds denied aid for August storms, ruling it ‘not warranted.'

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