The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department released dashcam footage Friday evening of a lieutenant striking a pedestrian with his vehicle as the man crossed the street in downtown Springfield. The man ...

Free breast cancer screenings will be available at Springfield Memorial Hospital during October for women age 40 and older who are uninsured or underinsured. The free screenings are part of Memorial ...

The Springfield Children’s Choir made its debut with an Oct. 1 ribbon cutting ceremony that featured city officials and the key members who developed the choir. The choir includes youth from second ...

Memories of his childhood in foster care homes on Springfield’s east side and his more recent behind-the-scenes struggles on ...

The Committee of Springfield Illinois, a nonpartisan group, held two debates on Sunday, Sept. 27, bringing together ...

Definitely in the class of defining weather months, October can lean any way the wind blows, but by the time it’s over we’re on our way to winter no matter what you want to think, wish, believe or ...

Imagine pedaling happily along a paved path where murals and stand-alone art works distract you from the shabbiness or outright ugliness of Springfield’s backsides, passing frolicking children and ...

Cathy Strukely and Tricia McGann are turning the former Fifth Street Flower Shop location into a Christian bookstore, with ...

The Sangamon County Board defended its April zoning approval of the county’s first hyperscale data center in court on Sept.

Early voting is open in Illinois and election authorities can begin mailing ballots to voters. Capitol News Illinois is once ...

The Sangamon County Mental Health Board chose a Springfield native and nonprofit leader to fill the executive director position at its September monthly meeting, as criticism of the board’s ...

Comer Cox Park was transformed into a celebration of Black joy, Black entrepreneurship and Black culture on Saturday, Sept. 20. The 2026 Springfield Black Expo, sponsored by Solid Ground Solutions in ...