Phyllis Redding
Obituaries
1 year ago
Phyllis Redding

  Phyllis Redding, 97, of Springfield, died on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Sunny […]

Local
1 year ago
Turn kids on to reading

$1M grant for youth services section

Education
1 year ago
A place for poetry

UI prof publishes “Reader, I”

Sun shining over field
Local
1 year ago
Workweek weather: Lots of sun with high temps in 80s and 90s midweek

Lots of sun this week with a chance for rain on Friday. Midweek temps will climb into the upper 80s and 90s.

AHA Heart Walk
Photos
1 year ago
American Heart Association’s Springfield Heart and Stroke Walk

It was a time to walk in memory or in honor of a loved one with heart disease and to support the American Heart Association

Spencer Campbell, plant clinic manager at the Morton Arboretum, answers questions about cicadas in front of a netted tree. Campbell emphasized it is important to choose proper material when netting trees vulnerable to cicadas.
Local
1 year ago
Time running out to net and protect young plants from cicada-related damage

Insect researchers are also seeking help from ‘civilian scientists’ to document cicadas statewide.

History
1 year ago
Community meeting on the commemoration of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot

Monday, June 10, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, 1405 E Monroe St.

Springfield Police Department shield
Local
1 year ago
Coffee with a Cop

Yellow Bird Coffee House on June 10 from 8:00-10:00 am

Dog and cat
Local
1 year ago
IEMA stresses importance of disaster preparedness kits for pets

IEMA is encouraging pet owners to create an emergency kit and designate someone they trust to collect their pets from their home if they are unable to reach them.

Local
1 year ago
Durbin: Netanyahu visit is “troubling”

Israeli PM to address Congress July 24