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By WMAY Newsroom Photo Credit: Facebook / Roy Williams, Jr. Just two weeks after voting it down, Springfield aldermen have reversed course and unanimously approved Roy Williams, Jr. as the new alderman for Ward 3. His nomination was rejected earlier this month amid concerns over appointing someone who might then run for a full term as an incumbent in two years. Various community leaders and groups had lobbied hard for Williams to be appointed ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Also Tuesday night, aldermen narrowly approved an ordinance granting up to four weeks of paid leave for city workers ...

By WMAY Newsroom (Shutterstock) There were 23 new positives bringing that total to 16,471. Statewide, there were 1,655 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths for a total of 1,213,765 cases, including 20,988 deaths respectively. Comments

By Mike Wennmacher Photo Credit: Chicago Bears / Official Website When news broke Tuesday afternoon that the Chicago Bears had signed free agent QB Andy Dalton to a one year deal all of Bears fandom let out a collective Charlie Brown “ARRRGGGHHHHH!” The Bears had pushed for weeks that they were all in on Russell Wilson but when it finally became clear that a deal ultimately wouldn’t be able to be done the Bears went the least sexy route possible. It is the same thing the organization did at the end of the season in retaining both Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy. Neither of them are grea...

By WMAY Newsroom Illinois House Republicans are launching a new platform called “Re-imagine Illinois.” At a press conference on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, joined by Representatives Mike Murphy and Avery Bourne touted several goals they want to accomplish with the about 80 bills they filed. The goals they say are: ending a culture of corruption, responsible fiscal leadership, growing jobs and opportunities for families, and ensuring public safety. Some ideas floated were banning lobbying by legislators and a “back the badge” plan in response to the...

By WMAY Newsroom Photo Credit: Kevin Hart / WMAY News State Senator Doris Turner’s legislation that would expand and highlight the importance of agricultural science in school is moving forward. Agricultural sciences don’t always count towards the minimum requirements of classes to get into a public Illinois university, this measure would change that. The measure passed out of the Senate Higher Education Committee and will now head to the Senate for further consideration.