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Jan Staggs, 83, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died on Monday, April 22, 2024, […]

Vincent “Butch” J. Romanotto, Jr., 83, of Springfield, IL, died at 9:30 a.m. on […]

Karen Marie Phillips, 82, of Springfield, died at 6:26 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, […]

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin visited Illinois College in Jacksonville Thursday and announced the school will receive $911,000 to expand its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The money was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending, also known as an earmark.

Energy-related payments to farmers for oil, natural gas and wind production have continued to be a significant form of farm income and vary widely depending on where farmers operate, according to a new study by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS).

The identity of the 16-year-old shot near Southeast High School on Wednesday has been released. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says autopsy findings confirm Keyon Day of Springfield died from multiple gunshot wounds.

A 16-year-old is dead after being shot near Southeast High School Wednesday morning.

Nearly 200 years after Native Americans were forced out of Illinois, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first federally recognized tribal nation in the state after a decision from the U.S. Department of the Interior last week.

District 186 is joining other school districts in holding social media platforms accountable. The board voted unanimously at its Monday night meeting to join a class action lawsuit with Wagstaff and Cartmell Law Firm.

The Springfield Art Association and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum are seeking proposals for mural artwork for the newly remodeled lobby of the Sangamon County Building.  The theme is Abraham Lincoln.