Police, fire and other public safety reports from Jacksonville and the surrounding area.

Sangamon County voters will have a question on their ballots, asking if they support a half percent sales tax increase to ...

In less than two months, Sangamon County residents will determine, through a referendum vote, whether the county should levy ...

Multiple massage parlors in Sangamon County are no longer open after failing to receive a proper license to operate.

Sangamon County Animal Control passed a recent inspection with flying colors, as no violations were found. The Jan. 16 ...

Sangamon County Animal Control has successfully passed its latest inspection by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, ...

A Jan. 24 passport signup event at the Riverton library will offer on-site photos and assistance from Sangamon County’s Circuit Clerk’s Office.

The most expensive home sold in December sold for more than double the price of the second-most expensive home in Sangamon ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — An 8-year-old and her mother were identified as the victims of a crash that took place Tuesday morning on Interstate 55 in Sangamon County. Jim Allmon, Sangamon County ...

Two new exhibits celebrating local history and the arts are now on display at the Sangamon County building. The rotating exhibits, which will be available for viewing on the building’s second floor ...

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) — The Sangamon County Mental Health Commission (SCMHC) has approved its final report and videos recommending the creation of a Sangamon County 708 Mental Health Board. The ...

SPRINGFIELD — A downstate jury found Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the killing last year of Sonya Massey inside her home near ...