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Local

1 year ago

Bridge painting on Farmingdale Road over Interstate 72 near Springfield begins

Starting Monday, May 19

Sports

1 year ago

UIS baseball players earn All-Region honors

Ivan Dahlberg, Mark Kattula, Ethan Bowers

Local

1 year ago

Gas prices decline in Springfield as national prices go up

Down $0.03 a gallon on average in Illinois

Pet of the Week

1 year ago

Meet Baron – Friends of SCACAC Dog of the Week

Time running out to take advantage of an adoption special!

Local

1 year ago

Proposed stipend might help teacher shortage: lawmaker

The proposal has been approved in the House and awaits a Senate vote

A verdict form, left, from a Cook County jury dated May 19, 1875, officially declared Mary Todd Lincoln “insane” and ordered her commitment to a sanitarium. At right, is a portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln, circa 1869. (Images courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)

Local

1 year ago

After 150 years, Mary Lincoln’s ‘madness’ still haunts American psyche

In new book, Mrs. Lincoln’s own words offer insight into her sometimes tortured mind

Bea Johnson, left, looks to her sister Kristie Sexton, right, as she is embraced by family friend Keith Adams as they stand next to Sexton's destroyed home after a severe storm passed through the area, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National

1 year ago

At least 18 killed as severe weather lashes Kentucky, and 9 more die elsewhere

The system also spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin, brought punishing heat to Texas and temporarily enveloped parts of Illinois — including Chicago — in a pall of dust on an otherwise sunny day.

Local

1 year ago

Springfield PrideFest

Thousands downtown Saturday

Students at DePaul University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment face counterprotesters in May 2024. This encampment was one of at least 130 similar campus protests last year, which highlighted concerns that Israel was engaging in human rights violations.

IL State News

1 year ago

Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel

Uphill battle for legislation this session comes as Israel faces protests for its war in Gaza

Local

1 year ago

CWLP Urges Caution on Door-to-Door Scams

Don’t fall for the hype or high-pressure tactics.

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