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Sunday, September 28th, 2025
Good morning, Springfield. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 28th of September.
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Faith Coalition for the Common Good held an expo at Comer Cox Park today to bring community members together to discuss environmental changes. Brandon Derman of the Environmental Justice Task Force and UIS professor Dr. Lesa Johnson highlighted that local organizations such as Memorial Health and the Illinois EPA play key roles in community learning—organizers built on a trial run from last year and welcomed regional groups. FOX Illinois
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ ICE canceled a meeting on Friday with Illinois lawmakers—who had asked to visit the Broadview detention center amid protests—and rescheduled it for October as state leaders and Gov. Pritzker demanded answers on enforcement policies. WMAY
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ The Illinois Springfield men’s tennis team opened its fall season on Saturday at the ITA Midwest Small College Regional in Allendale, Mich. hosted by Grand Valley State—singles play began at 8:00 a.m. and doubles started at 5:00 p.m., giving new players their debut while the tournament will continue through the weekend. University of Illinois Springfield
- ➤ The Illinois Springfield volleyball team lost 3-1 to Lewis on Friday night at TRAC, dropping their record to 6-5 overall and 0-1 in the league. The Prairie Stars led the first set with 19 kills (with key plays by Cox, Sledge, and Mendelblatt) but then fell behind as Lewis rallied in later sets. University of Illinois Springfield
- ➤ The State Journal-Register held an athlete of the week poll featuring 12 nominees for Sept. 22-27—voting closed at noon on Friday. The State Journal-Register
- ➤ On Saturday morning, Ali Londrigan won the 2025 Solon Invite with a time of 17:53—helping Glenwood beat Rochester by two points. WMAY
- ➤ The Illinois Springfield women’s cross country team will compete Saturday at the Lucian Rosa Invite hosted by Wisconsin-Parkside at the Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course in Kenosha—where the championship 6K will start at 9:30 a.m. and an open race will follow at 11:00 a.m., with UIS facing Southwest Baptist in their first head-to-head matchup with regional implications. University of Illinois Springfield
- ➤ The UIS men's cross country team will head north this weekend to compete at the Lucian Rosa Invite at the Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wis. They are ranked 28 nationally and will run a championship race at 10:15 a.m.—facing eight nationally ranked programs as they test their speed on the rolling, wooded terrain. University of Illinois Springfield
- ➤ The UIS men's soccer team fell 2-1 to Rockhurst on Friday night after taking an early lead with a goal by Robin Lemke Bergseth. They struggled after a red card and later conceded a winning goal in the 70th minute — the team now prepares to face Southwest Baptist on Sunday in Bolivar at 2:30 p.m. University of Illinois Springfield
- ➤ Athens lost the first set 25-21 to New Berlin but won the next two sets 25-14 and 25-17 to reach Monday's Sangamon County Tournament final against Pleasant Plains. Meanwhile — the Pretzels will face Williamsville for third place at 6 p.m. on Monday. WNNS
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