# Capitol City Now — Capitol City's News Source

> Capitol City's News Source (iPhone/iPad app by Saga Communications.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/capitol-city-now/id6503297456 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Saga Communications](https://appshunter.io/developer/333180331)
- Category: Magazines & Newspapers, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-05-29
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/capitol-city-now/id6503297456/reviews.md

## What is Capitol City Now?

The Capitol City Now app delivers the ultimate local news experience for Central Illinois with content from CapitolCityNow.com! Stay informed with a variety of local content including news, features, blogs, podcasts, obituaries, weather updates, agriculture news, event calendar, and business updates –  no subscription required. Don’t miss out on staying connected to the Greater Springfield, Illinois area with Capitol City Now!

Key features:
1.            Push notifications for news, weather, sports and more
2.            Breaking news alerts for local news
3.            Weather specific to Sangamon County and the surrounding area
4.            Links to local podcasts


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.4 — 2026-09-03

Fixed Trending News Article links
Added Usage analytics
Added ability to remove account.

### 2.0.3 — 2026-08-08

Author bio on articles and other fixes

### 2.0.2 — 2026-07-12

Full Rewrite!  

You can now
- Search Articles
- Save articles to read later
- Select light or dark mode (defaults to your device default)

### 2 — 2026-06-25

Full Rewrite!  

You can now
- Search Articles
- Save articles to read later
- Select light or dark mode (defaults to your device default)

### 1.0.4 — 2025-04-16

General code update. Performance improvement

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