Capital Area Region
General newswire stories from the state capital in Springfield and regular news coverage from Cass, Menard, Morgan, and Scott counties in Illinois.
Illinois early deer hunting numbers up region-wide
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois hunters have harvested just over 47,000 deer during the first weekend of firearm season. This first weekend was from Nov. 20-22. The overall total of 47,147 falls...
Read moreMadigan influence on 2021 redistricting unclear, uncertain
SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers will get another crack at redrawing the state’s political boundaries following this year’s Census, and that process every ten years has been run...
Read more12 candidates file for city council seats in Decatur
DECATUR -- There will not be a late February primary for the Decatur City Council in 2021. Twelve candidates made candidate filings to City Clerk Kim Althoff for the past week....
Read moreMadigan doesn’t have enough votes for another term as Speaker, Democrats say
SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- More Illinois House Democrats have said they won’t support Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan for another term. Every two years, the Illinois House votes for speaker;...
Read morePritzker says winter COVID-19 deaths could dwarf spring numbers
SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave an ominous prognostication Wednesday regarding COVID-19 deaths in Illinois. With an additional 140 deaths being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health, 11,014...
Read moreIllinois municipal group seeks more local input on COVID-19 action
SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has criticized local governments for not enforcing his COVID-19 orders, placing blame for increased cases at their feet. Local governments are looking for...
Read moreLawmaker calls for proportional allocation of Illinois’ electoral votes
SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – If Illinois lawmakers were ever given the chance to approve a change, they could join Maine and Nebraska in dividing up electoral college votes proportionally instead...
Read moreViral Facebook post reveals past crimes by Martin
SPRINGFIELD -- The crimes Abigail L. Martin has been accused of do not have limitations to three counties in Illinois or in North and South Carolina. It appears, according to...
Read moreMartin makes court appearances, receives November hearings
SPRINGFIELD/HILLSBORO -- A woman with a last reported Macoupin County address would make court appearances in Springfield on September 21, as well as in Hillsboro Thursday. 23-year-old Abigail L. Martin...
Read morePritzker to require businesses to enforce mask rules or face fines up to $2,500 after Democrats let rule stick
SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – For the next five months, Illinois business owners and their employees are required to tell customers to wear a mask or they could face fines...
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