Local
6 months ago
UPDATE: Board fires Springfield High basketball coach as coach complains of communication issues

Board fires Warfield; Warfield claims communication problems

State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, talks about proposed "Clean Slate" legislation with Pamela Frazier, CEO, All-In-One, Monday, May 19, in Springfield.
Local
6 months ago
Proposed ‘Clean Slate’ legislation to be filed this week: sponsor

“Clean Slate” would be about helping non-violent offenders start over, says Gordon-Booth

Sports
6 months ago
UIS baseball players earn All-Region honors

Ivan Dahlberg, Mark Kattula, Ethan Bowers

gas pump
Local
6 months ago
Gas prices decline in Springfield as national prices go up

Down $0.03 a gallon on average in Illinois

Baron
Pet of the Week
6 months ago
Meet Baron – Friends of SCACAC Dog of the Week

Time running out to take advantage of an adoption special!

Teacher in classroom
Local
6 months ago
Proposed stipend might help teacher shortage: lawmaker

The proposal has been approved in the House and awaits a Senate vote

A verdict form, left, from a Cook County jury dated May 19, 1875, officially declared Mary Todd Lincoln “insane” and ordered her commitment to a sanitarium. At right, is a portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln, circa 1869. (Images courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)
Local
6 months ago
After 150 years, Mary Lincoln’s ‘madness’ still haunts American psyche

In new book, Mrs. Lincoln’s own words offer insight into her sometimes tortured mind

Bea Johnson, left, looks to her sister Kristie Sexton, right, as she is embraced by family friend Keith Adams as they stand next to Sexton's destroyed home after a severe storm passed through the area, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
National
6 months ago
At least 18 killed as severe weather lashes Kentucky, and 9 more die elsewhere

The system also spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin, brought punishing heat to Texas and temporarily enveloped parts of Illinois — including Chicago — in a pall of dust on an otherwise sunny day.

Local
6 months ago
Springfield PrideFest

Thousands downtown Saturday