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Public health, police funding, domestic violence programs are priorities

A billboard along Interstate 55 in Springfield is part of a campaign to recruit police officers to Nashville.

“A mother’s love is like a tree, providing shade, shelter, and sustenance to her children.”

This special assistance program helps qualifying low-income homeowners reduce their energy costs through installation of new energy-saving retrofits in their homes.

The good news is cicadas aren’t interested in dining on farm fields. Periodical cicadas belong to the order, Hemiptera, which includes some irritating agricultural pests such as stink bugs and aphids.

The Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series is back for a fifth season on Thursday nights starting May 30 and running through August 1.

The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced its men’s golf all-conference team on Thursday, expanding upon the list of golfers who finished in the top-5 at the GLVC Championships in April. Prairie Stars golfer Alex Seibal earned the second All-GLVC honors of his career.

A new exhibit debuting May 17 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum sheds light on a frequently overlooked protest against poverty and economic inequality, which reshaped the landscape of social justice and activism in America.

Patricia Ann Graves, 76, of Springfield, IL passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 […]

Theodis Powers 61, departed this life on Tuesday May 7, 2024, at his residence. […]