SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) – Illinois state lawmakers shared their concerns Friday about a plan to close and rebuild two state prisons. They spoke during a Commission on...
Taichi Fukumura, the assistant conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra who has directed and worked with orchestras in Chicago, has been named music director of...
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) – A bill overhauling Illinois’ child labor laws is heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk. The state Senate voted unanimously to approve the amended...
A Connecticut rail train hit an ATV that was left on tracks near Berlin early Sunday, forcing about 20 passengers to have to change trains so...
2024 cicada-geddon: Trillions expected to swarm parts of US Trillions of cicadas, which last came together in 1803, will cover a larger than normal area of...
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Connecticut. The warning is for Windham County, Northern Tolland County, Northern Hartford County,...
The Illinois Eagle, a LGBTQA+ nonprofit online newspaper, has opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Springfield. Editor and publisher of the Illinois Eagle Tom Wray said...
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) – Illinois lawmakers are renewing their focus on curbing domestic violence in the state. The renewed focus comes after what police are calling a...
WEST RUTLAND, VT. (WGGB/WSHM) – Two Springfield men are now in custody after Vermont Police found drugs and guns during a traffic stop. Last Thursday, officers...
PEORIA (25News Now) – Jobs were added in most of Illinois’ metropolitan areas this year, including Bloomington and Peoria, but unemployment still rose slightly compared to...