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2 weeks ago

Redistricting amendment heads to Senate

Speaker: We need diversity. GOP rep: We don't have political diversity.

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2 weeks ago

Illinois State Police squad car sideswiped

Just hours after "Work Zone Awareness Week" was announced...An Illinois State Police (ISP) Trooper squad car was sideswiped.

West side of YNOT building after tragic crash on April 29, 2025.

2 weeks ago

Lawsuit filed in Y-NOT tragedy

Plaintiffs say the building was too close to the road.

Man with a bald head and gray beard reading a tablet in an office setting, with a woman and an HP monitor in the background.

2 weeks ago

Williams’ BOS resolution falls short

Ald. Williams does not city to cede authority. Ald. Conley says it wouldn't.

Three people stand behind a wooden podium with a REDOREMAP.COM sign, flanked by large district maps on easels.

2 weeks ago

UPDATED: Remap amendment passes committee

GOP says Dems are outdoing themselves in gerrymandering

District 186 headquarters sign

2 weeks ago

Compass For Kids is giving back

Brandy Stabler representing The Compass for Kids non-profit organization, was on the WTAX Morning NewsWatch discussing the organization. 

Officials hold an outdoor press conference behind a podium surrounded by orange traffic cones and a large screen on a truck nearby. Nearby, people in safety vests and formal attire stand in front of a modern office building.

2 weeks ago

Slow down and put away distractions

This is Work Zone Safety Awareness Week.

2 weeks ago

Ex-guv: Tax the rich!

Quinn wants voters to decide on a millionaire surcharge.

2 weeks ago

Staff cuts worry union president

District 186 superintendent: Four teachers are being cut.

2 weeks ago

IDNR to roll out new reservation/permit system May 1st

The current system will be offline April 27-30 but reservations will transfer to the new interface.

Lincoln Library - Springfield's Public Library

2 weeks ago

Recognizing National Library Week

Lana Shovlin of The Lincoln Library comes onto the WTAX Morning News Watch to discuss the importance and events of National Library Week.

Brown mouse peeks out from a cardboard tunnel in a bed of wood shavings.

2 weeks ago

6 rodent races, 1 championship

Kayla Miller and Erica Romines representing the community childcare connection program discuss the upcoming RatTucky Derby.

Slide titled 'Ambidexter Heritage' showing three photos of historic buildings with a purple border.

2 weeks ago

Bid for Black history trail

"History across the Tracks" would be another local tourist attraction.

Man in a dark suit and purple striped tie speaks at a lectern with a microphone.

2 weeks ago

New chief at IL Chamber of Commerce

Jimmy Clayton comes from Illinois Realtors.

2 weeks ago

Madigan author plans a second book

Ex-Tribune newsman Ray Long is Illinoisan of the Year.

Interior of a modern car showing a steering wheel and a large central touchscreen displaying a highway with other vehicles ahead.

2 weeks ago

Teamsters: No to driverless cars

A bill calls for a pilot program.

University of Illinois Springfield theatre professor and faculty union president Dathan Powell speaks at a news conference about the UIS faculty strike. Cheers erupted from the crowd as he spoke about his experiences bargaining with the university. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)

2 weeks ago

Tentative deal at UIS

Class resumes Monday.

Inky -- Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

2 weeks ago

Meet Inky — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Are you looking for a "house panther"?

Security guard in a neon-yellow jacket standing at a metal detector, viewed from behind.

2 weeks ago

Coming soon to council chambers: security?

Aldermen say increasing threats worry them.

The National Weather Service will be surveying storm damage from Friday's weather outbreak in Central Illinois.

2 weeks ago

NWS: At least 7 tornadoes in Central Illinois Friday night

Seven tornadoes are preliminarily reported as EF-1.

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Levitt AMP Springfield music series releases 2026 schedule. See the full lineup here

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Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million

Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities.

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USPS unveils Route 66 centennial stamps, born from a photographer’s 42 trips

The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday is releasing eight stamps marking significant parts of the road in each of the states it traverses, passing by vintage diners, gas stations and motels — many since preserved or restored — along with breathtaking vistas and wide horizons of the open road.

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Beyoncé, Bad Bunny and Janelle Monáe take artistic liberties with Met Gala dress code

Met Gala guests from Beyoncé and Naomi Osaka to Emma Chamberlain did not play it safe this year for the Met Gala, delivering custom works of art in honor of the dress code "Fashion is art."

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‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Schmigadoon!’ earn 12 Tony nominations each to lead the field

"The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" each earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, as nominators also made June Squibb the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96. Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history.

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