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soccer
Local
1 month ago
Springfield celebrates 60 years of YMCA youth soccer

“It really started as a vision — a place for kids to come and learn about the game, hopefully fall in love with the game, learn about being a good teammate and how to win graciously and lose graciously,” Sowle said.

Springfield Municipal Center East
Local
1 month ago
City adds Memorial Behavioral Health responders to some fire emergency calls

Crews were already a part of a number of police calls.

State Senator Doris Turner (D-Springfield) speaks during a July 1, 2026 press conference at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
Local
1 month ago
Turner: ‘We are prepared’ if downtown tourism or medical district expansion bills are called during veto or special sessions

Proposals to expand tourism and BOS Center, and to expand “Mid-Illinois Medical District.”

Mental health heated
Local
1 month ago
Stay cool headed, mentally and physically

Heat can also impact your mental health.

State Senator Doris Turner (right) watches a community gardener tend to her plot at the Illinois State Fairground Community Garden. She tasted a freshly-grown pea plant.
Local
1 month ago
Bloom where you’re planted; Celebrating a bumper crop of community gardens in Illinois

“It reminds us where our food comes from, encourages healthy lifestyles, and creates opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to come together.”

veterinarian
Local
1 month ago
Local Veterinarian urges pet owners to take precautions during holiday heat wave

Pet owners may underestimate how quickly animals can overheat, particularly during periods of high heat and humidity, Peterson said.

Kimberly Yeley, magnet program coordinator and Jennifer Bond, vice president and chief nursing officer, Springfield Memorial Hospital
Local
1 month ago
Springfield Memorial earns ‘Elite Designation’ for nursing

Memorial says only two percent of hospitals nationwide have received five consecutive “Magnet” designations.

St. John's Hospital
Local
1 month ago
HSHS opens new surgery clinic in Springfield

HSHS Medical Group General Surgery-Springfield is located on the 5th floor of 301 N. 8th Street. 

Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill into law. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Local
1 month ago
Pritzker signs bills on environmental standards, in-state tuition

Law banning interchange fees also pushed back to at least next year.

"It's so hot you could fry and egg on the sidewalk"
National
2 months ago
Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces

“You’re happy winter’s gone, you’re ready to enjoy the summer, you’ve just been aching for it,” Elrod said. “And so, I think we slip into kind of a position where we think it’s got to be OK.”

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