Business
6 months ago
Possible new TIF district worries D-186 school board

No decision yet on Jerome proposal

Seventeen local high school students recently stepped into the world of health care at HSHS St. John’s Hospital’s first High School Healthcare Bootcamp of the summer.
Health & Wellness
6 months ago
Local high school students step into world of health care

First-time “boot camp” for high schoolers

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Local
6 months ago
Growing Solar in Springfield

CWLP is growing opportunities for more solar in Springfield’s energy portfolio.

Education
6 months ago
Cell phone debate could return to District 186

Miller sees unequal enforcement, suggests tougher rules

Springfield Police squad
Local
6 months ago
Springfield Police Department launches new program ‘Lights On’

A community-focused initiative that allows officers to issue repair vouchers instead of tickets.

Crime
6 months ago
ISP honors fallen Joliet trooper on memorial wall

Clay Carns was killed by a Scott’s Law violator

Massey funeral banner
Local
6 months ago
Artists for ‘Sonya Massey Bridge’ named

Four will help paint the bridge

FILE - Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa (21) and San Diego Padres catcher Phil Nevin watch Sosa's game-winning three-run homer with one out in the ninth on June 2, 1999 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Carrera, File)
Sports
6 months ago
Cubs legend Sammy Sosa returns to Wrigley Field after 20-plus-year hiatus

Sosa became the face of the Cubs franchise where he played 13 seasons after coming in a trade from the crosstown White Sox in March 1992.

Immigrant rights advocates demonstrate outside the Illinois Statehouse for legislation protecting rights of noncitizens, including a bill meant to ensure the right of a free public K-12 education, regardless of a child’s immigration status. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
IL State News
6 months ago
Advocates await action on bill protecting rights of immigrant students in Illinois

Bill would ensure right to free public K-12 education regardless of immigration status

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Crime
6 months ago
Springfield man arrested for child porn possession

Allegedly had “child sexual abuse material,” says ISP