IDOT road maintainer, Steve Wagoner, his son, Hoyt and acting secretary IDOT, Gia Biagi stand in front of a piece of road equipment destroyed by a speeding semi.
Local
7 months ago
IDOT says, Respect the zone so we all get home

National Work Zone Awareness Week

Library book with library in the background
Education
7 months ago
Illinois public school libraries get $1.3M boost for books, technology, and student resources

Springfield District 186 set to receive more than $5,000 in grant money.

Police lights on top of squad car
Crime
7 months ago
Macoupin County state’s attorney employee charged with stealing from drug forfeiture fund

Walker allegedly transferred money from the office’s drug asset forfeiture account into her personal checking account.

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki meets Pope Francis in 2019
Local
7 months ago
Springfield’s Bishop Thomas John Paprocki: Pope Francis was a “witness of love”

Bishop Paprocki said Pope Francis taught us that “amongst all the trials, fear, uncertainty, stresses, violence, ad hatred in this world, we must always turn to God.”

Pope Francis
Local
7 months ago
Pope Francis has died at 88

Pontiff ill most of 2025

Local
7 months ago
33rd annual Earth Fair

Saturday, April 26th

Local
7 months ago
April is alcohol awareness month

Get informed about the dangers of alcohol use.

Stormy sky
Local
7 months ago
WEEKEND WEATHER: Storms likely

It’s shaping up to be a stormy and wet weekend.

Weekend Rundown with Lynch
Weekend Rundown
7 months ago
WEEKEND RUNDOWN: Check out Lynch’s top pick for things to do in Springfield this weekend!

Things to do in Springfield this weekend: See Lynch’s pick and more!