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Springfield - Opponents of concealed carry say that tighter mental background checks for gun owners and operators is the key to ending gun related violence. In Harrisburg Representative Brandon Phelps' More>>
Springfield - The United Way of Central Illinois announced which programs they will be donating to this coming year. More>>
Springfield -- Illinois legislation allowing public possession of concealed guns has passed the House Judiciary Committee. More>>
Senators passed the proposal yesterday, which would revamp sex education in Illinois public schools. More>>
Springfield - A man is scented to 65 years for the murder of a Springfield man back in 2009. More>>
Springfield - The law allowing the people of Illinois to carry a concealed gun is getting a vote on Friday. More>>
Springfield – The State Attorney General says the Springfield School Board broke state laws. More>>
Springfield -- The Illinois General Assembly has overridden Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of legislation that addresses so-called Smart Grid technology. More>>
Springfield – Medicaid in Illinois could be getting a little bigger. More>>
Sangamon and Menard County - This week Crime Stoppers needs tips about a robbery in the 400 block of E Edwards, on April, 24 at 8:30p. More>>
Springfield – The city of Springfield has a new way to keep people safe. More>>
Springfield – Police say an argument over a pit bull lead to shots fired in a home yesterday morning. More>>
SPRINGFIELD -- The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is hosting an exhibit of drawings of fallen Illinois soldiers. More>>
Springfield - Officers say a 17 year old woman was grazed by a bullet in the 18 hundred block of South 16th Street that is only a block away from Iles Elementary. More>>
Springfield – The fate of teen tanning now rests with the Governor. More>>
Springfield – If you know someone making a difference in our community now is the time to nominate them for "Illinoisan of the Day," at this year's state fair. More>>
Springfield – A reminder this session is the last chance lawmakers have to get a concealed carry law on the books before June 9th. More>>
Springfield – The governor is pushing for a ban on high capacity ammunition. More>>
Springfield - With 32 yes votes Friday, the Illinois Senate made history by passing legislation that would legalize medical marijuana in the state of Illinois. The bill's sponsor, Democrat William Haine, More>>
Springfield – Police in Springfield arrested two men during a burglary in progress. More>>
Springfield -- Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands after the state Senate approved legislation. More>>
Springfield – Two men are arrested for last weeks shooting on South Renfro. More>>
Springfield - A central Illinois man is charged for child pornography. More>>
Springfield -- Six Illinois historic sites are operating seven days a week for the convenience of tourists traveling in the spring and summer. More>>
Springfield – If you are looking for some family fun this weekend head to the Old Capitol Art Fair in Springfield. More>>
Springfield -- Illinois 17-year-olds would be able to vote in primary elections in some cases under legislation headed for Gov. Pat Quinn. More>>
SPRINGFIELD - Firefighters are investigating a fire that destroyed three homes early Wednesday morning.
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Springfield – An apartment complex that was once under fire from the city is now up to code. More>>
Springfield - Shovels in hand, pushing dirt to the side, all signs point to expansion of Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. "We're adding 200,000 square feet of space. We're going to add a patient More>>
Springfield – A State Senate proposal to allow carrying of concealed weapons would let big cities add to the list of places considered off-limits to guns. More>>
Springfield – There have been three shootings in the same block in just a matter of weeks. More>>
Springfield - Ameren Illinois is looking to add new electrical lines going across central Illinois, but local farmers have said they don't agree with the routing, instead they've offered an alternative More>>
Springfield -- Illinois lawmakers are seeking a zero-tolerance policy for most on-duty police officers when it comes to using alcohol. More>>
Urbana -- A Champaign County judge has signed a petition declaring a Chicago man innocent of the murder of a 3-year-old girl. More>>
Springfield – Cuts are coming to those who are unemployed. More>>
Springfield – The Springfield Police Department is facing a lawsuit from a newspaper reporter. More>>
Springfield -- State officials are marking the 290th birthday of the Illinois National Guard. More>>
Springfield – Police are investigating a shooting overnight in Springfield. More>>
Springfield -- The Illinois Senate has approved a union-supported pension reform bill. More>>
Springfield -- A school bus has collided with another vehicle in Springfield, but police do not believe any of the children on the bus were injured. More>>
Peoria -- Prosecutors are expected to begin a second day of what could be two weeks of testimony in the case of a man charged with killing five members of a central Illinois family. More>>
Springfield – If you are looking to get your foid card here in Illinois, you will be waiting quite a while. More>>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois Senate committee has approved a proposal that would allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
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SPRINGFIELD - Chicago firefighter Sean Sloe has been laid to rest in his hometown of Springfield. More>>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A Senate committee has approved a union-backed approach for addressing Illinois' nearly $100 billion pension crisis.The Senate Executive Committee voted 10-5 Wednesday to send More>>
SPRINGFIELD - Sangamon County Sheriff's D.I.R.T., along with Detectives and the Tactical Response Unit arrested Nathaniel Garecht, 36, of Springfield, Monday afternoon on charges of manufacture and delivery More>>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- An Illinois Senate committee is set to hold a hearing Wednesday on a union-backed approach for dealing with Illinois' nearly $100 billion pension crisis. The measure gives workers More>>
SPRINGFIELD - Crime Stoppers is asking for your help to solve an armed robbery that took place at South Grand Market, 1134 East South Grand on April 24th, at 8:10 PM. Police say a suspect described as More>>
Springfield – The American Red Cross will hold a volunteer orientation this Thursday. More>>
Photo Provided by the Chicago Fire DepartmentSpringfield - A funeral procession is scheduled in Springfield for a Chicago firefighter who died in a central Illinois motorcycle crash. More>>
Springfield – The race for a school board seat in the Springfield District is now decided. More>>
SPRINGFIELD - Wet weather has forced the cancellation of the Antique Farm Show this weekend at Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site.Organizers deemed plowing and other activities planned for the event More>>
SPRINGFIELD - Since being reinstated in March, Sangamon County's "DIRT" team, or Drug Interdiction Response Team, has taken down several local drug dealers.The latest example: Reginald Swope, 26, was arrested More>>
Springfield - The 150th Anniversary Commemoration of the Lincoln funeral train arrival comes up in 2015. The Oak Ridge Cemetery Foundation is hoping to make the commemoration as authentic as possible. The More>>
Springfield – Smoking ban on college campuses was called to vote in the Senate again. More>>
Springfield -- A 37-year-old Chicago firefighter has been killed in a motorcycle crash in Springfield. More>>
Springfield, Ill -- BREAKING: The Sangamon Co. Sheriff's Office confirms a 14-year-old girl was stabbed several times on West Calhoun in Springfield. She is in stable condition. Police are investigating More>>
Springfield - Just because Senate Bill 1 received 62 yes votes today, does not mean that every one is for this proposed plan to save the state money. Speaker of the House Michael Madigan read off the More>>
Springfield – A memorial service honoring fallen police officers was held at the capitol today. More>>
Springfield -- The Illinois House has approved a comprehensive pension-reform plan for the first time after years of talks. More>>
Springfield – A motorcyclist is dead after a three vehicle crash on I-55 in Springfield. More>>
Springfield -- Gov. Pat Quinn says residents of Illinois must come together to help the homeowners across the state whose properties were damaged by floods in the past two weeks. More>>
In an effort to prevent accidents, motorcycle groups joined Wednesday in Springfield with the Illinois State Police and transportation officials to kick off a safety campaign. More>>
Springfield -- Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider is against raising the speed limit to 70 mph on the state's interstates and tollways. More>>
Springfield -- Gov. Pat Quinn says the Illinois House should act quickly to approve a pension-reform package because the state's economy depends on it. More>>
Springfield – You may see a drop in your electric bill come this summer. More>>
Springfield-- The largest Illinois government employees' union will take a second ratification vote on its tentative three-year contract because of a continuing lawsuit over back wages. More>>
Springfield-- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is proposing a comprehensive pension-reform package. More>>
Peoria -- Prosecutors have dropped 25 murder charges against Christopher Harris. More>>
Springfield-- Republicans from the Illinois House plan to address hydraulic fracturing in the state. More>>
Springfield - After a threat of a cop impersonator in Sangamon County lawmakers are pushing for stricter punishments to stop police impersonators. More>>
Springfield -- Illinois farmers still can't begin planting their corn crops due to muddy fields caused by the heavy rains that inundated the state in recent weeks. More>>
Springfield -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to decide whether to file an appeal on a court order that the state enact a law allowing public possession of firearms. More>>
Springfield -- Illinois Senate legislation allowing the carrying of concealed weapons appears less permissive than touted but it's scheduled for a rewrite before it's even filed. More>>
Springfield -- The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is accepting entries for the state's 31st Annual Hometown Awards. More>>
The Christian County Coroner said, Debra Patterson, 49, from Taylorville has died from injuries related to a crash Saturday night. More>>
Springfield – A recount is set in the race for a Springfield School District seat. More>>
Springfield - By a small margin, last week the Illinois House passed a bill that would legalize medical marijuana. The bill's sponsor, Skokie Democrat Lou Lang, called it the premier medical marijuana More>>
Springfield – Nearly 80 thousand dollars will go toward community health in the Springfield area. More>>
Springfield – The push to get state campuses smoke free was shot down. More>>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Consumers who buy a new dog or cat only to find out it has a serious disease or ailment would have a new form of recourse under an Illinois Senate proposal.The Senate Executive More>>
Springfield-- Anyone convicted of using social media to plan or incite a mob attack could face tougher punishment under legislation approved by the Illinois Senate. More>>
Springfield-- The Illinois Senate has approved legislation to allow school districts to use cameras to catch people who don't stop for buses picking up or dropping off kids. More>>
Springfield-- Flooding in western Illinois has forced the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to postpone a Cinco de Mayo event that will feature immigration experiences among Latino communities. More>>
Springfield -- Anyone convicted of using social media to plan or incite a mob attack could face tougher punishment under legislation approved by the Illinois Senate. More>>
Soon you could drive a little faster legally, on some Illinois interstates. More>>
Springfield – The bill to ban teens on using indoor tanning beds is seeing progress in the senate. More>>
Sangamon County – Crime Stoppers needs your help with six acts of criminal damage that took place in several blocks around the area of 6th and Brynmawr More>>
Springfield– Tickets for the Illinois State Fair Grandstand concerts go on sale this Saturday, April 27, through Ticketmaster. More>>
Springfield-- Tired of paying more state taxes and hearing only about overdue bills and a pension crisis? More>>
Springfield-- Sangamon County Sheriff Neil Williamson says he won't run for re-election after five terms in office. More>>
The Lake Land College Office of Community and Professional Programs will host Summer College for Youth again this summer. More>>
Springfield, IL – The Illinois State Police (ISP), District 9, will conduct a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) in Sangamon County during April 26-28, according to Captain Scott Compton, District 9 Commander. More>>
Springfield – A federal judge granted class action status to a group of former employees at Springfield based THR and Associates. More>>
Springfield-- An expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could increase Illinois' unpaid bills. More>>
Springfield - On Thursday night, lawmakers shot down a bill that would move the state one step closer to legalizing concealed carry, but as the bill's sponsor told WAND News, while the vote may have been More>>
Springfield -- Illinois gun-rights backers still believe they have the upper hand after legislation allowing the possession of concealed guns failed. More>>
Springfield – Our next weather radio programming event is set for Thursday, May 9th. More>>
Springfield – The Illinois House has defeated a proposal allowing the carrying of concealed guns in public. More>>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn has issued an emergency declaration following the flooding and severe weather affecting areas across Illinois.
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Chicago (AP) -- Unemployment held steady in Illinois in March at 9.5 percent with 629,000 people looking for work. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- The Randolph County coroner has ruled another inmate death as a murder at the Menard maximum-security prison in Chester in far southern Illinois. More>>
Springfield - Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit and proposed an agreed settlement involving a Springfield area business for violating the National Do Not Call Registry. More>>
Springfield – A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this morning at S&K Buick GMC in Springfield. More>>
Springfield – Springfield Police arrest three people connected to a robbery. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn has initiated a state response center to monitor flooding and severe weather in portions of Illinois and help coordinate assistance local authorities may need. More>>
Springfield - The first real big hurdle, the biggest by many accounts, in legalizing marijuana for medical purposes in the state's history, has now been cleared in the Illinois House by a vote of 61 votes More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- The difficulty over how lawmakers will craft a law allowing public possession of guns in Illinois has been clearly demonstrated on the House floor. More>>
Springfield – Soon you will pay more in sales tax in Springfield. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn's administration plans to spend nearly $13 billion over six years on road, rail and airport projects. More>>
Springfield – Crime Stoppers would like to remind everyone to safeguard your home and property as warmer weather approaches. More>>
Springfield – State lawmakers are expected to vote on a medical marijuana bill today. More>>
Springfield - Nearly 100 fire departments across Illinois will get a boost with new equipment, protective gear or other tools. More>>
Springfield – Police continue to investigate a shooting, and make an unrelated arrest. More>>
Springfield - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is celebrating Cinco de Mayo this year with a roundtable on immigration and the history of Latinos in Illinois. More>>
MAYWOOD, Illlinois - An AMBER ALERT has been issued for child out of Maywood, Illinois. Authorities say Bryeon Hunter, age 1, was abducted Tuesday afternoon at approximately 2:15 CST.Police say Bryeon More>>
Boston, MA - Extra security's in place at Amtrak stations in Illinois and elsewhere today after yesterday's bombings in Boston. Three people were killed and more than 170 injured in the twin blasts, which More>>
CHICAGO (AP) -- Nearly 250 physicians are calling on Illinois lawmakers to legalize the use of marijuana for patients with serious illnesses.Three physicians spoke during a news conference today. They More>>
Springfield, IL – Local First Springfield is bringing back its annual Shred Event back to downtown Springfield on Saturday April, 20, 2013.
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SPRINGFIELD - In question was the improper release of Illinois Standard Achievement Test scores of Capital College Preparatory Academy eighth-graders. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says it feels as though one of her life's missions has become to save homes and rebuild the housing market. More>>
Springfield, IL - S&K Buick GMC is announcing the Grand Re- Opening of their dealership in Springfield.A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at the dealership with the Springfield Chamber of Commerce More>>
A local drummer and cancer survivor was honored at this year's Drumfest. It was held at Donnie's Homespun Pizza in Springfield. The event featuring Grammy award winning drummers. The event allowed the More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- Officials say a state employee was fired after an investigation found he had taken sexually explicit photos and a video of himself at work and emailed inappropriate images. More>>
Springfield – A call for help tonight, the Central Illinois Foodbank needs volunteers to help their fight against hunger. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn and a potential rival for his job will address a conference of Realtors in Springfield on Monday. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- More than 1,000 students selected earlier this year will get the chance to spend time outdoors and help preserve Illinois' state parks. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- A key Senate committee is meeting to discuss concerns that expanding gambling would open the door to political corruption and organized crime. More>>
Springfield - Wednesday morning, Governor Pat Quinn, along with over 300 supporters met here inside the Stratton Building. Quinn said closing developmental centers wasn't an easy decision for anyone, More>>
Sangamon County – Voters in 14 Sangamon County cities approved electric aggregation in yesterday's election. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- April is National Autism Awareness Month and Illinois Sen. Mattie Hunter is encouraging people to get involved in understanding the disorder. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- A fragment of the marble sarcophagus that once contained Abraham Lincoln's coffin is on display at the Lincoln Tomb Historic Site in Springfield. More>>
Springfield - For four years now, State Representative Lou Lang has made it his mission to get medical marijuana passed in the state of Illinois, but with no success. On Tuesday, he again asked lawmakers More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- Ninety public health agencies across Illinois will share $3.4 million in West Nile virus grant money from the state Department of Public Health. More>>
Springfield - Springfield Mayor Mike Houston gave his yearly State of the City address on Monday. Houston spoke before a packed room at the Hilton Hotel. In his address, Houston touched on several issues, More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- A play about an actor and a house manager at Ford's Theater the night Abraham Lincoln was shot will be staged this month in Springfield. More>>
Springfield – Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that happened Wednesday night. More>>
Springfield – A huge electronic welcome sign could soon be seen in Springfield. More>>
Springfield – The Red Cross is looking for people who want to help save lives. More>>
Springfield – Detectives are investigating a shooting on the city's northeast side. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- Union Pacific Corp. has donated $500,000 to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library to celebrate the legacy of the man whose actions helped create the railroad. More>>
Springfield - Parents tell their children to never judge a book by its cover, and the same could be said for abandoned houses.
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Springfield – You could be a part of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession reenactment in two years. More>>
Springfield – Police arrested an armed robber after a foot chase in the city. More>>
Springfield, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois officials are reminding taxpayers there are fewer than two weeks left before the April 15 deadline for filing income-tax returns. More>>
Springfield – A push to keep you safer on the roads taking place this month. More>>
Lincoln - Next Tuesday is Election Day, and among the things voters will be watching is a paramedics tax referendum in Logan County. Voters will decide whether or not to pass a tax increase. The money More>>
Springfield – Are you having trouble paying off your mortgage? More>>
Springfield – A search of an aggravated battery suspect ends with a pit bull shot. More>>
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