Springfield thrift/resale shops - Goodwill, WILD Thrift & Sniff and Second Time Around
Business
10 months ago
As prices rise, local thrift and resale stores poised to see boost from deal-seeking shoppers

Research shows, shoppers save $1,760 each year, on average, by buying secondhand.

Business
10 months ago
Big customers for local solar farm

Chicago, Cook County just two of seven

Business
10 months ago
IL tourism chief out amid ethics probe

Guv: It’s a one-off
Thomas: I’m a scapegoat

Rick Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, an educational toy company whose products are manufactured in China, stands at a warehouse in Vernon Hills, Ill., Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Business
10 months ago
Trump’s China tariff shocks US importers. One Illinois CEO calls it ‘end of days’

Woldenberg reckons that will push Learning Resource’s tariff bill from $2.3 million last year to $100.2 million in 2025.

Business
10 months ago
The coolest thing made in Illinois

Refueling pump for firefighting helicopters

A new data center owned by CyrusOne is being built in Aurora. The Texas-based CyrusOne received state backing for the project in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
10 months ago
Lawmakers seek ways to prevent data centers from straining Illinois’ power grids

Rapid expansion of AI sparks worries over environmental goals, electricity rate spikes.

Business
10 months ago
Illinois, United Kingdom strengthen trade agreement

Guv. British consul general express pride

Local
11 months ago
Downtown Springfield, Inc. looks for community input

One attendee says the focus need to be on the Arts, Cuisine and Entertainment or ACE.

Business
11 months ago
Tariffs, deportation occupy Governor Pritzker’s mind in Mexico

Application of tariffs simply haphazard, he says

Springfield Clinic main campus
Business
11 months ago
Springfield Clinic announces layoffs amid financial challenges

The company would not disclose what positions were impacted or at what locations.

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