Sangamon Sun Reports Stories

Sangamon County Board Court Services Committee met Sept. 4

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 6, 2025

Sangamon County Board Court Services Committee met Thursday, Sept. 4

Village of Illiopolis Board of Trustees met Sept. 2

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 6, 2025

Village of Illiopolis Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Sept. 2

Village of Chatham Village Board met Aug. 12

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 6, 2025

Village of Chatham Village Board met Tuesday, Aug. 12

Sangamon County Board Public Health Committee met Sept. 3

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 6, 2025

Sangamon County Board Public Health Committee met Wednesday, Sept. 3

Sangamon County Board Building & Grounds Committee met Sept. 2

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 6, 2025

Sangamon County Board Building & Grounds Committee met Tuesday, Sept. 2

Menard County Board of Commissioners met Aug. 12

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 6, 2025

Menard County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Aug. 12

Hancock County Health and Miscellaneous Committee met Sept. 3

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 6, 2025

Hancock County Health and Miscellaneous Committee met Wednesday, Sept. 3

City of Petersburg City Council met Sept. 2

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 6, 2025

City of Petersburg City Council met Tuesday, Sept. 2

Ball-Chatham Community School District 5 Student Success Committee met Aug. 11

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 6, 2025

Ball-Chatham Community School District 5 Student Success Committee met Monday, Aug. 11

Illinois College volleyball splits matches at Wisconsin Lutheran Quadrangular

By K. B. Ricks | Sep 5, 2025

Illinois College's volleyball team opened its season at the Wisconsin Lutheran Quadrangular on Friday, splitting two matches against Loras College and Wisconsin Lutheran.

Rep. Mike Coffey announces free community shred event in Chatham

By S. M. Rogers | Sep 5, 2025

State Representative Mike Coffey will host a free document shredding event in Chatham on Saturday, October 4, from 10 a.m. to noon at Chatham Square.

Sangamon County school districts ranked by share of debt capacity used in fiscal year 2024

By P. K. Williamson | Sep 5, 2025

School districts in Sangamon County carried over $431.9 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024, with some using more than 66.4% of their legal borrowing capacity.

Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Good News Partners Inc.

By H. K. Calvert | Sep 5, 2025

Good News Partners Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive three grants totaling $516,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698, Public Act 103-0006).

Caroline Peters leads Lady Blues at UIS Prairie Stars Invite

By K. B. Ricks | Sep 5, 2025

Caroline Peters led the Illinois College Lady Blues cross country team at the UIS Prairie Stars Invite on Friday in Springfield, Illinois.

Keicher and Syverson partner with police for drug drop-off event in Sycamore

By H. K. Calvert | Sep 5, 2025

State Representative Jeff Keicher and State Senator Dave Syverson are working with the Sycamore Police Department to organize a Prescription Drug Drop Off Event.

Government-backed nonprofit Chicago Urban League profiled

By H. K. Calvert | Sep 4, 2025

Chicago Urban League, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $188,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).