UIS Athletics
Sports
4 days ago
Cook hired as UIS Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development

Lisa Cook, a native of the Peoria area, came to UIS from Bradley University in Peoria.

TobyMac will perform in Springfield February 7, 2026.
Entertainment
4 days ago
Christian singer TobyMac to perform in Springfield

TobyMac will perform with Crowder and Jeremy Camp.

The World Clydesdale Show will come to Springfield October 1-5.
Local
4 days ago
‘World Clydesdale Show’ to be at State Fairgrounds in October

“The WCS is a celebration of one of the most iconic and beloved horse breeds on the planet,” said a news release.

squad car lights CNI
Crime
4 days ago
Woman shot in Decatur while attending vigil

The woman was attending a vigil for one of several Labor Day weekend shooting victims in Decatur.

Grain bin
Local
4 days ago
Man rescued from grain bin in Nokomis

“Relief cuts” in the grain bin and the moving around of grain helped to rescue the man.

Local
4 days ago
UPDATED: Ex-alderman responds Ex-mayor: Council should have listened to me on Wyndham

“With the now boarded-up Wyndham hotel and Starbucks,” Langfelder said, “failing to take action in the past was shortsighted and in the long term harmful to downtown.”

The Springfield Public School Board met Tuesday night
Education
5 days ago
CORRECTED: District 186 projects $18M deficit this fiscal year without cuts; board and superintendent to ‘aggressively attack’ budget

Board members: consider cutting schools and programs, and getting input from district employees.

Crime
5 days ago
Governor charges racism in Trump deployment of National Guard

It’s no coincidence that extra policing will come during Mexican Independence Day celebrations, says Pritzker.

Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance
Business
5 days ago
A new free resource will be available for entrepreneurs soon

The Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance is partnering with Dominic Watson and CAP 1908, to host their new Monthly Business and Community Sessions.