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Texas Gov. in Illinois to Lure Businesses
The governor of Texas is trying to rustle up some business from Illinois. He’s visiting Chicago, following up on an adv...
Winter Storm Warning for WTAX Listening Area.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDTMONDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A W...
Former Hartsburg State Bank President Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds
The former president of a Logan County bank has admitted to embezzling money in order to pay for personal items and obligatio...
Lincoln Home Generated $16M in 2011, According to NPS
A new report from the National Park Service says that 296,214 people visited the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in 2011....
Lincoln Magnet School Demonstrates Technology in the Classroom.
Lincoln Magnet school opened its doors Thursday to other schools in the country to show them how Lincoln students learn with ...
CUB Grades Power Suppliers as "Incomplete"
Electricity competition saved Illinoisans up to $218 million in 2012, but the Citizens Utility Board gave power suppliers...
Lincoln Administrator Fired from Mattoon
Lincoln's first city administrator left a similar job in Mattoon after questions about a land deal involving her fiance.S...
Gun Appreciation Day
Saturday is Gun Appreciation Day, decreed by some Second Amendment groups. A group called Guns Across America is holding rall...
Man Gets 20 Years for Child Porn
A man will spend nearly 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.Anthony Fergusonwas accused o...
Sangamon County Efficiency Commission Works on Electric Aggregation.
The Sangamon County Citizens Efficiency Commission is working to help cities and towns that approved electric aggregation get...
Springfield contributes to new movie
The new movie "Lincoln" opens nationally Nov. 16 and will reflect research done at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential...
National Guard Troops Return Home.
Twenty Illinois National Guardsmen are home, after spending most of 2012 in deployment.The BEST (Bilateral Embedded Staff Tea...
Trick-or-Treat Times
2012 Area Trick-or-Treat Hours:Ashland on Oct. 30-31, 5-8 p.m.Auburn Oct. 30-31, 5-8 p.m., only at houses with porch lights o...
Rochester Considers Electricity Aggregation
Rochester residents attended a public hearing Thursday regarding the positives and negatives of electricity aggregation, whic...
NWS Lincoln to Receive Radar Upgrade
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln is getting a radar upgrade.The new equipment, called dual polarization radar, ...
Lincoln man charged in fatal crash found dead
A Lincoln man charged in a fatal motorcycle crash Friday night has been found dead. The Illinois State Police report 65 year...
Motorcycle driver killed in Lincoln crash
A 43-year-old Hartsburg man was killed in a crash in Lincoln Friday night.The man was driving a motorcycle on Old Route 121 j...
Illinois' Corn Crop Estimates Revised.
The prospects for the Illinois corn crop are worsening.The USDA last month projected 116 bushels an acre. A revised estimate ...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Christian County.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED ASEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Sangamon and Morgan.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST C...
Central Illinois Weather Advisory.
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MASON...LOGAN...MENARD...NORTHEASTERN MORGAN...NORTHERN CHRISTIAN...NORTHERN SANGAMO...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cass and Morgan Counties.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS,SOU...
$73k Grant to Help Screen Preschoolers for Kindergarten
Community Child Care Connection has been awarded a $73,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Land of Lincoln and the...
Lincoln-signed letter fetches thousands at auction
An historic letter signed by former President Abraham Lincoln is now in the hands of a collector from Denver. The letter sol...
Independence Day Events & Schedules
Here is a listing (could be incomplete) of area July 4th events...Capital City Celebration begins at 3pm; Fireworks downtown ...
Springfield's Fireworks Displays Still On As Well As Others.
The pressure's on the Springfield Jaycees to throw a spectacular Fourth of July bash in the face of communities statewide...
History Comes Alive to launch mobile App
History Comes Alive continues in downtown Springfield throughout the Summer and there's always something going on. Looking f...
High Speed Rail Construction Continues
Crews are still working to get the Illinois high-speed rail corridor up and running. Starting June 16th, they'll begin the fi...
History Camp Offered for 3rd and 4th Graders.
If you want your third or fourth grader to learn more about the historic sites in Springfield then you should sign them up fo...
Vehicles Cleared After Deadly Accident on I-55
All lanes were cleared earlier this morning after a lengthy closure on I-55 near Lincoln. Several lanes had been shut down f...
A Push for Springfield Area Residents to Become "Hometown Travelers."
Has it been a while since your family has trekked down to see the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, the Lincoln Home or Li...
Restricted Grant Funds Looked at As A Way to Repair "Gateways to Lincoln Sites."
Restricted grant funds intended to improve so-called "gateways to Lincoln sites" may pay for some needed repairs ar...
Lincoln's Tomb To Get Sword Back
The statue of a Civil War officer atop the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site should be brandishing its sword again soon. A Ch...
Former Police President Honored with Lincoln Leadership Prize.
The first democratically elected president of Poland, Lech Wasa, signed an exhibit commemorating his life’s work at the...
The General Assembly Finds A Way To Keep State Facilities Open.
Months of anxiety over seven state facilities – and the people who work and live in them – are over for now. The ...
Time Frame Narrowed For When Copper Sword Stolen.
The copper sword stolen from a statue at Lincoln's tomb was probably taken somewhere between mid-October and early November. ...
Copper Sword Stolen From Lincoln's Tomb.
A cooper sword from Lincoln's tomb is missing and Illinois Historic Preservation Agency's DaveBlanchette tells the State Jour...
Officials want to meet Quinn over Logan prison plan
Lawmakers and community leaders from the Lincoln area want to meet with Gov. Pat Quinn to discuss his plan to close the priso...