Snoop Dogg
Entertainment
8 months ago
Snoop Dogg to perform at Illinois State Fair

Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.

Agriculture
8 months ago
State leaders discuss impact of freezes, tariffs on agriculture

Costello: Feds owe IL $18M for a food program

WICS
Business
8 months ago
WICS-TV among 5 stations sold to Rincon Broadcasting

Purchase price is set at $29.4 million for the group of stations.

Watts
Crime
8 months ago
Springfield man arrested for first degree murder in Stevenson Drive shooting

Watts is being held in the Sangamon County Jail awaiting formal charges by the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office. 

Tax documents and mobile app
Local
8 months ago
Watch out for errors when filing your 2025 taxes

To receive assistance taxpayers may call 1-800-732-8866 or 217-782-3336.

Local
8 months ago
Groundbreaking at Owen Marsh Elementary

The Frogs will have their new pad by August of 2026.

Route History Museum
Lifestyle
8 months ago
14 women who shaped and saved Route 66, including 2 from Springfield

Springfield’s Dr. Stacy Grundy and Dr. Gina Lathan among the women who helped shape Route 66.

Teacher in classroom
Education
8 months ago
Educators say low pay hinders teacher recruitment, retention efforts

‘Poor Working Conditions’ also cited as deterring new hires: 2024-25 teacher shortage report.

Lanphier High School
Education
8 months ago
After Lanphier High School fight injures administrators, District 186 addresses school violence challenges

District 186 School Board President Micah Miller asked Superintendent Jennifer Gill to spend an extended amount of time working at Lanphier High School in order to see what is and isn’t working.

Crime
8 months ago
Massey chair: Community doesn’t support us

Kruse: Business community support is lacking, as is buy-in from county board