january 12
- IHSA boys basketball: Auburn on cusp of first County title since 1986
- IHSA girls basketball: Audrey Sabol, Nokomis star in stellar season
- State legislators sworn in, 103rd Illinois General Assembly begins
- Unity marches in Springfield and Jacksonville mark the MLK holiday
- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers to open March 7 in Springfield
- Campbell, other sheriffs push back against weapons ban, gun registry