Riverton Field of Dreams
Local
11 months ago
Riverton to receive OSLAD grant to build amphitheater, splash pad and zen garden

Springfield Park District and Village of Loami will also receive OSLAD grants.

Public Affairs Center at UIS- home to Sangamon Auditorium
Local
11 months ago
UIS to begin major plumbing project at Performing Arts Center, 2025-2026 PAC season suspended

Events for Sangamon Auditorium and UIS Studio Theatre will be suspended from June 2025 – Sept. 2026.

School rideshare app
Education
11 months ago
Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps

Several startup companies have begun working with school systems to provide rideshare services.

Koda
Pet of the Week
11 months ago
Meet Koda – Our Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

Adoption fee on all dogs has been reduced to $25.00 thru 12/31! Not ready to adopt? Ask about fostering.

Roots Beer - DESTIHL Brewery
Agriculture
11 months ago
Central Illinois brewery teams up with local farmer for corn-based lager

DESTIHL Brewery’s Roots Lager is brewed with local corn from a Knox County farm, celebrating Illinois farmers.

Crime
11 months ago
Helping women in prison

“When you incarcerate a woman, you incarcerate the whole family.”

Local
11 months ago
Political talk at holiday get-togethers? Go there!

Expert: It’s educational to get all views

Bridge over Mississippi River at Quad Cities
Local
11 months ago
Remains of missing Illinois man discovered in pickup buried in Mississippi River

Human remains found in a stolen truck in the Mississippi River have been identified and authorities are classifying the death as a homicide.

Gov. JB Pritzker watches as IBM CEO Arvind Krishna describes his company’s plan to set up a state-of-the-art quantum computer at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Chicago’s South Side.
Business
11 months ago
IBM will build new quantum computer in state-backed technology park

Latest win in governor’s plan to make Illinois ‘global capital for quantum computing’ 

rainy cold weather
Local
11 months ago
WORK WEEK WEATHER: Cooldown coming with possibility of wet and wintry conditions

Conditions will turn colder midweek, bringing a wintry mix on Wednesday and possibly snow showers by Friday.