Education
5 months ago
UPDATED: Within a week of class starting, teachers union and D-186 have a contract

Raises of four percent in 2025-26 and 2026-27 are in the contract approved Tuesday.

City of Springfield seal
Local
5 months ago
Ordinance discussed regarding problem property owners

Repeat offender property owners who violate city codes will now have to register with the City of Springfield.

Crime
5 months ago
‘Sonya’s Law’ signed by Governor

“I feel confident that going forward and over time, our communities and law enforcement will have built a trusting relationship,” said the sponsor, State Sen. Doris Turner (D-Springfield), breaking down, “and I will have kept my promise to my childhood friend, Sonya’s mother.”

UIS Athletics
Sports
5 months ago
Hughes Promoted to Full-Time Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at UIS

D’Angelo Hughes is a graduate of Springfield Southeast High School.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois
Education
5 months ago
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois scrambling to save after-school programs

“We now, as an organization, have lost funding for 16 of our 21 after-school program sites. We have five more schools that are funded through June of 2026.”

Crime
5 months ago
Massey Commission hears about Ferguson

A Missouri cop fatally shot Michael Brown in 2014.

Gov. JB Pritzker participates in a news conference about the effectiveness of vaccines.
Health & Wellness
5 months ago
August marks National Immunization Awareness Month

Governor and former nurse: Vaccines really do save lives.

Richard Wilson is accused of being part of a multi-state theft operation.
Crime
5 months ago
Springfield man arrested, accused of multi-state theft ring

Richard Wilson allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of items.