IllAfter the City of Springfield issued an advisory Sunday evening for its residents to stay at home, several downtown businesses were spray painted with graffiti.
An 18-year-old Rochester man drowned in a pond near the 6600 block of Minder Road in Rochester Monday evening, according to Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputies.
A conference call between U.S. governors and Republican President Donald Trump led to the latest in a series of spats between Illinois' governor and the president Monday.
People in Springfield Monday took part in what was billed as march for justice and peace in the wake of the death of George Floyd of Minneapolis and other African Americans who have died during encounters with police.
Leaders from local organizations and churches shared their reaction and concerns to protests stemming from the police killing of George Floyd last week in Minneapolis.
Public health officials warn new cases of COVID-19 probably will emerge after mass gatherings fueled by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and racial unrest in cities across America.
