University of Illinois Springfield's Sangamon Auditorium

Authorities say an Illinois man has died after falling 25 feet under the stage at a concert. Sangamon County coroner’s office tells The Springfield State Journal-Register that 51-year-old John Kremitzki of Petersburg died Monday afternoon. Coroner Cinda Edwards says an autopsy Tuesday found he died from blunt force injuries related to the fall. Edwards thinks “it was a pure accident.”...

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton defended Rep. Tammy Duckworth in a tweet Friday, slamming her opponent, Sen. Mark Kirk, for making a racially-charged comment about the congresswoman’s family’s military service during a debate Thursday.

Sen. Mark Kirk apologized to his opponent Rep. Tammy Duckworth Friday after making a racially charged comment about her parents during a debate.

Sen. Mark Kirk has invited four whistleblowers that have been critical of his opponent, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, to Thursday’s U.S. Senate debate in Springfield.