Tim Ditman News Today

(Springfield-jm) – A measure now in the Illinois House says the Illinois Emergency Management Agency would be able to do “all things necessary, incidental, or appropriate for the implemen...

A road closure that may change some commuters’ routines … when we can expect cicadas to emerge … what the new Market Street Entertainment District will mean for Friday Night

(Springfield-jm) – The Illinois Department of Revenue is reminding taxpayers that the upcoming deadline is quickly approaching for filing 2023 state individual income tax returns. The agency ha...

(Springfield-jm) – The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning of heavy traffic across the state, especially in southern Illinois, when a total solar eclipse takes place today. While m...

(Springfield-jm) – April is Safe Digging Month in Illinois, and the Illinois Commerce Commission is reminding citizens they can help reduce utility outages and accidents by calling 811. With te...

(Springfield-jm) – Illinois lawmakers could pass a plan this spring to ensure school vendors and learning partners follow the state's new comprehensive literacy plan. House Democrats want v...

(Springfield-jm) – Lawmakers return to the state capitol today. The Governor gives his State of the State and Budget Address tomorrow. Thursday is the final day of session for the month. &nb...

A heapin’ helping of local history in this week’s Mailbag: How St. Mary’s Road (maybe) got its name, whether the Champaign City Building once housed a bunker, the old Coca-Cola

(Springfield-jm) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Illinois Thursday to make a case for the Biden administration’s economic agenda. Yellen’s trip was billed as official...

(Springfield-jm) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says with Illinois’ gun ban rules in place, the registry of now-banned items will be “working the way it should.” Last year, Pritzker sig...