History
10 months ago
Sheila’s dad and President Carter

IL Democratic Party icon backed Kennedy in ’80

Local
10 months ago
City of Springfield releases proposed FY26 budget

The budge focuses on key community priorities, including citizen safety, infrastructure improvement, economic development, and enhanced Public Works services.

St. John's Hospital
Health & Wellness
10 months ago
HSHS St. John’s Hospital implements visitor restrictions

Only two visitors are allowed per patient at a time, and visitors must be 18 or older.

History
10 months ago
PHOTOS | President Jimmy Carter through the years

Explore the remarkable journey of President Jimmy Carter through photos, showcasing moments from his time in the White House to his impactful years of service and advocacy after leaving office.

Ronald Reagan funeral
National
10 months ago
How American presidents have planned their own funerals

Carter had more time to plan than most. He lived for 43 years after his presidency ended, the longest post-presidency in U.S. history, before dying Sunday at 100.

IL State News
10 months ago
McCombie’s trip to Israel

House leader draws parallel to Illinois gun debate

Jimmy Carter gives his acceptance speech after accepting the Democratic nomination for president on the convention floor, July 15, 1976, at New York's Madison Square Garden. (AP Photo, File)
History
11 months ago
Remembering Jimmy Carter

Ex-lawmaker: The governor slept on a friend’s couch

2025
Local
11 months ago
NEW YEAR’S WEEK WEATHER: After a rainy start, expect drier conditions by New Year’s Eve

Rain should clear out in time for the First Night fireworks on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in downtown Springfield.

An abortion- rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
National
11 months ago
Abortions are up in the US. It’s a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel

Illinois, Kansas and New Mexico are among the states with new clinics offering abortions.

President Carter
National
11 months ago
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia.