Local
2 years ago
Call to upgrade child labor law

Current law is decades upon decades old

Local
2 years ago
House GOP: Safety-minded ideas

Among them: Better notification of released prisoners

Crime
2 years ago
Own a video doorbell or security camera?

Joining the program does not grant SPD direct access to your camera system.

Local
2 years ago
New residential home access key safe program

The Knox HomeBox is a secure key box for residences that can only be opened with special Fire Department keys.

Local
2 years ago
IL: Quantum leader?

“Crucial” to play a leadership role

Crime
2 years ago
$53,000 worth of narcotics recovered by police in home on Drawbridge Rd.

Narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $53,000 were recovered from a Springfield home on Thursday.

Local
2 years ago
Quoting Dr. Seuss, ‘Just go, Go, GO!’ federal judge dismisses Blagojevich political comeback suit

Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor and ex-con who often dusted off ancient and sometimes puzzling quotations to emphasize his positions, found himself at the other end Thursday when a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit attempting to return to public life by quoting Dr. Seuss: “Just go.”

Local
2 years ago
Gen Z in the spotlight

Five high school students served as panelists at the monthly meeting of the Citizen’s […]

Local
2 years ago
Illinois-based State Farm discontinues coverage for 72,000 in California

State Farm will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer, the insurance giant said this week, nine months after announcing it would not issue new home policies in the state.

Crime
2 years ago
Human trafficking arrest

Marcus Bender, 24, Springfield