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unemployment
Local
4 months ago
Jobs, unemployment both up in Springfield area in September

State: Springfield has had job increases for 23 consecutive months, as of September.

Business
4 months ago
Buzz Bomb bottoms out

Pandemic, Adams St fire combine to reduce foot traffic.

Tyler Hulcher
Crime
4 months ago
Chatham man arrested for stealing $20K worth of collectibles

Authorities are still looking for a second suspect.

Education
4 months ago
Report cards may look different as District 186 shifts from traditional grading scale

Every elementary school in District 186 follows standards-based grading. The district said the system aims to give a better depiction of how students are performing academically.

FILE - Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York attends a news conference at the North American College in Rome, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
IL State News
4 months ago
Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York

Bishop Ronald Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, replaces the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a prominent conservative figure in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.

Kevin Warren, president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Bears, talks on the field before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
4 months ago
Bears mull move to Indiana with effort to secure public funding for stadium in Illinois stalled

Warren did not say where in Northwest Indiana the Bears would look to move.

Jesse Myers (left) and Richard Beiermann (right), arrested on burglary charges.
Crime
4 months ago
Two arrested for business burglary, sheriff says they’ve been arrested before

The two may be linked to other burglaries, officials said.

Jacob Gray
Crime
4 months ago
Taylorville man charged in domestic stabbing incident

Jacob Gray, 19, allegedly stabbed someone Sunday.

Powerball
Local
4 months ago
Powerball jackpot surges to $1.25 billion ahead of Wednesday drawing

The Springfield Hy-Vee produced a $200,000 winning ticket in Monday’s drawing.