Sangamon County News

Three UIS students charged with committing a hate crime appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday, Nov.

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Authorities say a 97-year-old man has died after his vehicle became caught in floodwaters in central Illinois.

A lot of communities across Central Illinois have been getting more doses of the vaccine, while others are still waiting to get their clinics started.

A Sangamon County jury has convicted a 19-year-old Springfield man of first-degree murder for dropping a concrete landscape block on another man's head during a fight more than two years ago.

Unusually cold and wet weather has hampered Illinois farmers' attempts to bring in the crops.

Uncle Roy, I didn't get to see you after all. Maybe you don't care: you're dead, and that's not a social time.

Rudolph C. "Rudy" Fratto, 65, of Darien, who comes from a family of alleged mobsters, admitted to failing to pay more than $140,000 in federal taxes on more than $800,000 in income from 2001 to 2007, according to his plea agreement in a case investigated by the Internal Revenue Service.

TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com SPRINGFIELD - There were 412 vehicle/deer accidents in Jefferson County in 2008, and crashes involving deer were down throughout the state, according to information from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

A retired state police officer could take the helm of the Plainfield Police Department next month.

Police arrested three residential UIS students on Saturday. The men are accused of perpetrating a hate crime against two males, one a UIS student, in a campus parking lot last weekend.

Church can help the soul, but some are growing worried about what it might do to health during cold and flu season.

The American Kennel Club announced recently that the Illinois Capital Kennel Club of Springfield, Illinois has been named a recipient of the AKC Community Achievement Award for taking an active role in fighting anti-dog legislation in its community.

A Sangamon County judge has sentenced a Decatur man to 14 years in prison - the maximum sentence for which he was eligible for his part in an October 2007 car crash that killed Illinois State Trooper Brian McMillen.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Richard Harnish wants both. But if someone put a gun to his head, the executive director of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association says he'd choose a proposed 220-mph project linking St.

Avast mateys, and gather 'round and ye shall hear the tale of a wench who began a mighty quest to find gold and treasure in the faraway land of ... Springfield? In May, Patty Henken of Mount Sterling discovered something incredible while restoring an antique rocking chair.

Patty Henken always thought she found great value in the rickety rocking chair when she plunked down $200 for it at an auction, figuring she could restore the century-old relic to its former charm.

Contact Ministries' Shelter is full, yet funding is being cut and late payments from the state are leaving it struggling to make ends meet.

A jury in Springfield has convicted the former caretaker for a 93-year-old retired pathologist of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the woman.

Relatives and acquaintances from history will be brought to life during "Cemetery Celebrities: Friends and Family of the Lincolns," a new event scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site in Springfield.