At the Capitol in Springfield Saturday afternoon.

Abraham Lincoln, with a friend, at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. There is a No Kings protest going on here from noon to 2 PM.

A sign at the No Kings protest at the Capitol in Springfield,Ill. ⁦Secretary Kristi Noem⁩ visited the city on May 7, excoriating ⁦Governor JB Pritzker⁩ and causing a flap by holding her speech near the place where Emma Shafer was murdered.

‘No thrones…No crowns…No kings…’ Protest in Springfield, Illinois.

Seen at the No Kings protest in Springfield, Ill.

The emotions the village of Chatham must be going through. Crowned champions Saturday.

Springfield Fire Dept. addressing a major fire at a horse barn on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. #SJRBreaking

At least five Springfield Fire Department units on scene at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. That’s Barn 39 crews are working on. #SJRBreaking

On scene at a barn fire on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. I was told there was an explosion at barn 39, which was fully engulfed. I’ve also been told that all of the horses were led out. #SJRBreaking

Our report from the fire at Horse Barn 39 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on Fathers Day. All the horses were led to safety.

Ashley and Chadd Peden, who are suing the Taylorville, Ill., school district, and the school bus company over allegations of sexual abuse by another Taylorville student. The federal lawsuit was filed in Springfield on Tuesday.

Ashley Peden is a Springfield educator. So how does she feel about suing another school district?

By the way, the attorney for the Stonington, Ill., couple suing the Taylorville school district, Cass Thomas Casper, had his law license suspended in the state in 2023. #SJRBreaking

One-year anniversary of the Adams Street fire in downtown Springfield Ill.

Several counties in The State Journal-Register area. A reporter and photographer from our newspaper were in Jacksonville today.

.NWS Lincoln IL has reported that there were 12 tornadoes in central Illinois on June 18, including an EF2 tornado in Literberry, about eight miles north of Jacksonville in Morgan County. (Photo by Thomas Turney)

TRUMP says the US has bombed irans nuclear sites — including Fordo

.Rep. Mary Miller backing the president’s decision on Iran.

A group of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers that took part in the mission to bomb three nuclear sites in Iran originated from Whiteman Air Force Base, southeast of Kansas City. Whiteman is home to the entire fleet of 19 B-2 stealth bombers.

Soft Cell at Ruoff Music Center. Next up is Simple Minds.