Springfield, Ill. mayor found shot dead in home, investigation underway
UPDATED 2:54 p.m. Dec. 15: According to a news release from the Sangamon county Coroner's Office Davlin died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. UPDATED 4:20 p.m. Dec. 14: In a press release, the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Ill. House re-votes, passes bill to repeal death penalty, goes to Senate
UPDATE Jan. 6, 2011 6:47 p.m . : Via the Associated Press, The Illinois House, reversing an earlier tally, has voted 60-54 to repeal the death penalty. The bill now goes to the Illinois Senate. A...
View ArticleSpringfield mayor Davlin's death ruled suicide
Springfield Mayor Timothy Davlin's death has been ruled a suicide. A Sangamon County inquest Thursday determined the 53-year-old Democrat died of a close-contact bullet wound to the heart in a vehicle...
View ArticleLincoln fans go for record by reciting speech
Winter hats mingled with stovepipe hats at the center of a nationwide effort to honor Abraham Lincoln and set a world record. Hundreds of people gathered Friday in Springfield to recite the speech...
View ArticleOfficials: no reason for concern in Ill. over radiation from Japan
View Locations of found radiation from Japan in IL in a larger map The map above depicts the locations highlighted in the following story where trace amounts of radiation from Japan have been found in...
View ArticleAppeals court: No forced meds for Tucson suspect at Mo. facility
An appeals court has ordered federal prison officials to temporarily stop forcing anti-psychotic drugs on the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage. The brief order from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
View ArticleRetrial designed to give Lincoln assassination co-conspirator the voice she...
On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman executed by the federal government when she was hanged for her role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Surratt owned the boarding house in...
View ArticleBringing Springfield's Photos Back To Life
The first photography staff at the Illinois State Journal carried heavy, clumsy and slow Speed Graphic cameras. They shot on glass plates, and only had a few precious exposures to use throughout their...
View ArticleMo. High Court Will Not Hear Smoking Ban Challenge
The Missouri Supreme Court will not hear a legal challenge to Springfield's smoking ban, officially ending a lawsuit filed by a bar owner. Attorney Jonathan Sternberg says the state Supreme Court on...
View ArticleThreat Against Gov. Nixon "Not Credible," Says Mo. Hwy. Patrol
A rumored threat made against Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) has turned out to be false, according to the State Highway Patrol . It centered on alleged comments in which someone was quoted as saying...
View ArticleMissouri Authorities Awarded $1.6 M To Redevelop Brownfields
Three Missouri agencies will receive $1.6 million in federal funds to cleanup and redevelop contaminated properties. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this week that it has selected...
View ArticleUpdate: Feds say Mercy Springfield is now in compliance with patient care...
Updated 11/27/17 with federal decision — Following an investigation and subsequent layoffs, Mercy Hospital Springfield is no longer at risk of losing federal funding due to reports of patient abuse....
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