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FILE - This copy of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Local
9 hours ago
Gettysburg Address to return to display at ALPLM this month

The copy has been state property since the 1940’s.

An artist's rendering of part of the proposed new SMTD secondary transfer hub.
Local
10 hours ago
SMTD confirms purchase of land for new secondary transit hub

The new hub could be open in the next five years.

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11 hours ago
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Perry -- Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
13 hours ago
Meet Perry — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Take “an affectionate sweetheart” home with you!

Coraline -- Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
13 hours ago
Meet Coraline — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

Calm, easy going, and very pretty!

Residents rush the Springfield City Council horseshoe Wednesday, November 4, yelling and screaming after a member of the public was not allowed to speak because that person didn't sign up.
Local
19 hours ago
Who is watching out for Springfield cops’ mental health?

Council chambers erupt in chaos.

Memorial Health
Local
20 hours ago
Memorial Health to close one of its Springfield facilities

“We are working with each of the residents and their families to create transition plans, including placements at other facilities if appropriate,” said the statement.

Pope Leo XIV, right, and the singer and Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan, left, shake hands during a meeting in the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (Vatican Media/LaPresse via AP)
Entertainment
1 day ago
Bob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican

The Vatican said the encounter was brief, with Leo giving Dylan a rosary and Dylan presenting the pope with a copy of his autobiography, “Chronicles: Volume One.”

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