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IL State News
7 hours ago
Suspected swatting call prompts evacuation near University of Illinois auditorium

Police said they found no evidence of a credible threat and are still investigating the call.

East Carondelet police squad parked outside station. Simmons worked there as a part-time officer. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer.) Right, Jerame Simmons, Jr. After graduating from police training at Southwestern Illinois College. Bottom right, part of the petition for a restraining order filed by Jane Doe #2 after she said Jerame Simmons sexually assaulted her. A judge did not grant her the order, and Simmons was not charged with any criminal wrongdoing.
Local
9 hours ago
Policing the police

First discretionary decertification of an officer takes place five years after the SAFE-T Act.

Terry Farmer (left) and Jim Cullers (right)
Local
9 hours ago
Springfield mourns two well-known men

Photographer Terry Farmer, “fry guy” Jim Cullers have passed.

FILE - Illinois quarterback Katin Houser plays against Ohio State during an NCAA college football game, Sept. 26, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
Sports
9 hours ago
Illinois’ 4-game surge meets No. 4 UCLA’s unbeaten run in a Rose Bowl showdown

“This is a very confident football team we’re playing. They’ve had nothing but great results,” Illini coach Bret Bielema said.

Local
10 hours ago
New ALPLM acquisition details Lincoln’s dry-goods purchases

New clothes would “shed the image of the rough-and-tumble frontiersman and adopt a more formal personage.”

Prioson cell
Local
17 hours ago
Illinois lawmakers demand improved mental healthcare in prisons

Nearly half of the IDOC population are on the mental health caseload.

One of the largest feedlots in the country is located in Nebraska near the Colorado and Kansas border. photo by Zach Lucero, for Investigate Midwest
Agriculture
1 day ago
Lame, suffocated and dead: The drug supersizing America’s cattle

Approved by the FDA to reduce pollution from feedlots, Experior has become a lucrative drug in the beef industry’s pursuit of bigger animals. Our investigation reveals troubling safety findings, reports of cattle deaths, and questions about industry influence on the FDA and research universities.

Illinois Republican Party Chair Bob Grogan speaks at Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield in August 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 day ago
Illinois Republicans assess damage from nationwide ‘blue tsunami’

Party members offer different paths forward, highlighting internal divisions.

A man is seen in the area of a shooting in Springfield on October 21, 2026. Can you identify him?
Local
1 day ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying shooting suspect

A woman was shot in the leg after refusing to empty her pockets during a shooting.

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