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Illinois budget would eliminate state grocery tax, give local governments more time to prepare for change
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – The state budget for the upcoming fiscal year would provide funding for all different areas like education. But it also aims to address the high prices people are paying for their groceries by eliminating the state’s one percent sales tax on groceries. In 2022,...
Central IL honors fallen servicemembers on Memorial Day
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Monday was a solemn day in Central Illinois national cemeteries as people there and across the nation honored those who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for their freedom. In Springfield, dozens gathered at Camp Butler National Cemetery for a Memorial Day service. Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher laid a wreath and people […]
Illinois Eagle gets new office space
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Eagle, a progressive nonprofit e-newspaper, is growing in many ways this year, but one change in particular is getting a lot of attention. The opening of a brick and mortar space for the e-newspaper has seen the non-profit on local TV news stations, as well as articles in other publications. After ten years of the e-newspaper being run from the home of its founder, the Illinois Eagle has found a place to hang its rainbow flags in the heart of Springfield.
‘Ride For Our Lives’ moves through Springfield for fifth year
SPRINGFIELD – Black Lives Matter-Springfield held their fifth annual “Ride For Our Lives” drive on Saturday, May 25. The event, which has people driving on a route through Springfield’s near east side, has been held annual since 2020. It started as a way to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of police and stay within COVID-19 restrictions.
Illini Bluffs softball headed back to IHSA state finals after home run in final inning
ATHENS — Illini Bluffs is making that familiar spring trip — to the Illinois High School Association softball state finals. The top-ranked Tigers (24-1) used a late-inning home run to beat No. 4 Carrollton, 2-1 on Monday, claiming the Class 1A Athens Supersectional. IB's next stop is its fifth successive trip to the...
A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag whose description as a rare banner marking Illinois’ 1818 admission to the Union is disputed. The flag’s acquisition through an online auction for more than $15,000 precipitated an investigation by Illinois’ Office of the Executive Inspector General about money used for the purchase. The purchase also led to division in the Springfield museum’s leadership and may have prompted the firing of an employee who said the acquisition skirted procedures. The flag, measuring 7-foot-5 by 6-foot-5 (2.26 meters by 1.96 meters), is known as a “Grand Luminary” because its 21 stars are arranged in the shape of a star. The museum is confident it represents Illinois’ admission as the 21st state, spokesperson Christopher Wills said. Such flags are rare because the design was changed a year later when Alabama and Maine joined the Union.
CPS selective enrollment bill dead in Springfield after Johnson letter to Senate president
For the second time this spring, Mayor Brandon Johnson intervened to get his way in Springfield, this time to kill a bill that would have extended a ban on Chicago school closings and limited the Board of Education’s authority to make budgetary and admissions changkes affectingselective enrollment schools. Johnson...
Prep sports recap for May 27, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Sophomore Sara Finn hit a tie-breaking homer in the top of the seventh and Illini Bluffs held on to beat Carrollton, 2-1, in the class 1A softball super-sectional at Athens on Monday. The wins sends the Tigers (24-1) to their fifth consecutive trip to state. Ilini Bluffs will face Trico (23-5) […]
Auburn's Taylor lets bat, as well as her arm, do the talking for Trojans' first sectional title
WILLIAMSVILLE — Meena Taylor did everything she could for the Auburn softball team with her pitching arm. It was time for her bat to do some damage. With one on and one out in the top of the ninth inning, the junior hammered the first pitch of her at-bat over the fence in right field to give the Trojans a two-run lead. In the bottom of the same inning, with the tying run at third and the winning run at first base, Taylor polished off the Class 2A Williamsville Sectional championship win by striking out Stanford Olympia's Emma Books.
On the market: 2-bedroom home in Springfield has screened in patio, breakfast bar
Description: This condo is located in the Panther Creek Golf Course community. The home has two bedrooms and three bathrooms and mixes comfort with practicality. Walk into a tiled foyer that leads to a bright living room with a gas fireplace and an elegant staircase. A large kitchen with a breakfast bar and a nook, a dining room that has direct access to the patio. The main floor holds a laundry room off of the kitchen and a main floor suite with a jacuzzi tub and a large walk-in closet. Upstairs has a nice office space with authentic built ins, a second bedroom with a walk-in closet and a second full bathroom. The house has a partial basement with extra storage and a finished area for relaxation. Living in the community comes with exterior maintenance and garbage service so you don't have to worry about the extensive upkeep.
$55,000 worth of items stolen from Springfield pawn shop
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Springfield Police Department and Sangamon/Menard County Crime Stoppers are asking for help in solving a burglary that resulted in $55,000 worth of items being stolen from a pawn shop. The burglary happened around 5:30 a.m. on April 17 at Anything Sales. Officials said police officers responded to a burglary alarm […]
Illinois House passes bill calling for new student discipline procedures, sends plan to Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could help make schools safer through new student discipline procedures. The Illinois House passed legislation Friday to require the Illinois State Board of Education to draft and publish guidance for development of reciprocal reporting systems between schools and law enforcement.
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