Capital Area Region

SPRINGFIELD -- Fourteen counties in Illinois have been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factors (PAEF), according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR). The PAEFs...

DECATUR — Home gardening and food preservation have become more popular in recent years. People are taking advantage of preserving food at home to enjoy the fruits of their labor...

SPRINGFIELD -- The trial of former state senator and one-time gubernatorial candidate William "Sam" McCann will not occur until next year. According to our media partners at WLDS, McCann appeared...

GRANDVIEW / SHERMAN -- The Illinois State Police reported two closures Monday morning along Interstate 55 in news releases to the media. At 1 a.m., ISP Troop 6 responded to...

SPRINGFIELD — Dave Cox, Lincoln Land Community College professor of biology, and members of the Prairie State and Lincoln Land Beekeepers Associations will demonstrate the process of honey extraction from...

SHELBYVILLE -- The National Weather Service in St. Louis and Lincoln issued air quality warnings earlier this week for most of Central Illinois. The air quality issues are in relation...

SPRINGFIELD -- Leaders of Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) and Illinois Wesleyan University announced Tuesday a new guaranteed admission agreement. The agreement will allow eligible LLCC graduates to transfer seamlessly...

SPRINGFIELD -- A faculty member in the math department will become interim principal at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School for the 2023-2024 school year. Teresa Saner will take over June 1...

Police have arrested a man from Petersburg on charges of possessing child pornography after a two-year investigation. Authorities said the man had images and videos of children being victims of...

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Exactly 38 months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Illinois will no longer be under a disaster proclamation as of May...