Centralia bolts for Cahokia Conference
The South Seven will be without one of its charter members on August 1, 2026. Thursday night, Centralia High School’s school board made a unanimous 7-0 decision to leave the South Seven and accept the invitation to
IDNR suspends gray fox hunting season
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WJPF) – The Illinois Department of Natural has closed gray fox hunting season effective immediately. The agency said survey results indicate a substantial decline in the gray fox population in the last decade. Reasons for
Additional Shawnee National Forest acreage could be designated as wilderness
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJPF) – Senator Dick Durbin has introduced legislation that would create over 12,000 additional acres of special management areas and 750 more acres of wilderness in the Shawnee National Forest. The new special management areas
Pritzker signs bill to implement mental health screenings in schools
Students are pictured in a file photo working on laptops at Lanphier High School in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell) By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: A new Illinois law is
Herman’s Music Minute for August 1st
On this day in music history… In 1981, MTV launched at 12:01 am Eastern Time. The music video for “Video Killed the Radio Star” by Buggles was the first video to air on the network. It was
Pres. Trump announces 90-day pause on higher tariffs to Mexico before deadline
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will pause higher tariffs on Mexico, America’s largest trading partner, that were set to go into effect Friday. Trump agreed to give Mexico a 90-day reprieve from higher tariffs
25 hospitalized after Delta flight is diverted to Minneapolis-St. Paul due to ‘significant’ turbulence
Delta Airlines announced that twenty-five people aboard a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam were hospitalized, after the flight was diverted to Minneapolis-St. Paul after encountering “significant” turbulence. Delta flight DL56 was carrying 275 passengers
Grateful Dead’s San Francisco concert film to hit IMAX theaters for band’s 60th anniversary
The Grateful Dead’s newly remastered 1977 concert film “The Grateful Dead Movie” will debut in 60 IMAX theaters across the country, in honor of the legendary band’s 60th anniversary. Directed by Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia and
Nine Inch Nails, Foo Fighters swap drummers Ilan Rubin and Josh Freese
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Foo Fighters’ new drummer will be Nine Inch Nails’ Ilan Rubin. As of press time it was unclear whether Rubin is permanently a member of Foo Fighters or just a touring