The newly-announced 1,381 confirmed cases of COVID-19 by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) pushed the total number of cases over the 250,000 mark.

Springfield Police are investigating a shooting at 12th and Spruce streets from early Monday. The victim was a male in his 20s, according to Springfield Police Lt.

Ameren Illinois crews in Jacksonville have begun a process of replacing about 550 existing street lights with LED lighting.

MILWAUKEE - Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris met the family of a Wisconsin man shot by police last month to kick off her Labor Day visit to a critical swing state while President Donald Trump assailed the Democratic ticket and put the halting economic recovery under the best light.

Illinois State Police District 9, the State Fire Marshal's Office and the Springfield Fire Department are investigating several small fires that took place along Interstate 55 northbound between milepost 95 (near South Grand Avenue) and milepost 108 (near the Williamsville exit) Saturday afternoon.

When Amber Kaylor was hired as the CEO of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois a little over a week ago, her intention was to look at the house "through the eyes of families we serve," she said.

LONDON - A British judge on Monday rejected a request by lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to delay his extradition hearing until next year to give his lawyers more time to respond to U.S. allegations that he conspired with hackers to obtain classified information.

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NEW DELHI - India's increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world's second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday, as its efforts to head off economic disaster from the pandemic gain urgency.