"No," I replied, it was a promise, and then immediately left the building to sit outside on one of several vacant benches and ...

Sangamon County voters are heading to the polls April 1 to decide on a range of local issues, including school board races, ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with comments from the March 18 meeting of the Springfield City Council. Four Springfield police officers were disciplined – and one of them will serve a six ...

Susan Lawrence Dana and the Fight for Women's Rights IDNR collaborates with the Springfield Choral Society to bring this ...

Vaccines are among the safest, most rigorously studied medical advancements in history. They have saved millions of lives and ...

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The Massey Commission is "charged to address systematic racism and community mistrust in the patterns and practices of law ...

The job of a poet laureate is to engage Illinoisans in poetry, with each poet laureate given a small stipend to enact that ...

Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he ...

Electrons are gradually replacing hydrocarbons as the propulsive power of choice for many Americans as electric-powered vehicles continue to make inroads with the motoring public. According to Kelly ...

Dr. Blair Whitney, 82, of Springfield, died March 14, 2025, at The Villas in Sherman. He was born in Chicago on June 1, 1942, the son of Frances and Ellen Todd Whitney. He graduated from Springfield ...