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1 day ago
Funding secured for literacy programs in central Illinois
Library systems across Illinois are being awarded funds for improvements.
2 days ago
The Illinois Education Association shares that IEA president Albert J. “Al” Llorens has died
Llorens, who spent more than 30 years as a high school math teacher and head girls’ track and cross-country coach at Thornridge High School, had been an IEA member since 1985
2 days ago
The Citizens Club of Springfield hosts monthly civic engagement forum
More than a year after a major fire, downtown Springfield continues to face adversity, including the Wyndam Hotel and several businesses announcing their closure.
2 days ago
Blueprint to improve maternal healthcare in Illinois released
The blueprint outlines four goals meant to improve maternal health.
2 days ago
Springfield-area unemployment increases slightly in August
The state saw an overall unemployment decline in August.
2 days ago
Bailey wants another chance
2022 runner-up does not mention primary opponents, nor that there even is a primary.
2 days ago
Expert says ‘consumers are stuck’ with tariffs, small businesses feeling the pinch
While most local businesses are not engaging in large-scale international trade, they do still have to buy supplies, which often come from other countries.
2 days ago
Chicago area center in Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks complaints of inhumane conditions
Advocates say up to 200 people are being held there at a time, with some held up to five days in a space that doesn’t have showers or a cafeteria.
2 days ago
Chicago approves $90M payout over disgraced ex-sergeant who framed hundreds for drug crimes
The groundbreaking deal closes out 176 lawsuits involving 180 wrongfully convicted people who spent close to 200 years combined behind bars, marking an end to one of the Chicago Police Department's darkest chapters.
3 days ago
Judge rules feds can’t block Illinois’ disaster funding in response to immigration laws
State also files new challenge to law blocking Planned Parenthood funding
3 days ago
Federal jury finds in favor of Springfield in 2021 lawsuit
The jury found the use of force was reasonable, and that one of the suspects had a bat, leaving the officers in fear of their safety.
3 days ago
County makes second arrest in one week using new drone
See footage here of the arrest using a drone.
3 days ago
State to open up ‘Tax Amnesty Program’
Pay back taxes owed between October 1 and November 17.
3 days ago
Parents of YNOT crash victim remember daughter, call for justice
"I'm just asking, 'Where's my kid? Where's my kid?' The press conference was at five. The coroner didn't come until about six and tell us that we had lost our child," Christine Britton said.
3 days ago
First Sherman, now Riverton residents say Comcast workers are damaging their property
"There was not any effort made at all to notify us that this was going to be happening," Haflinger said.
4 days ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed solving recent Springfield burglary
The burglary happened Sept. 16 at Prairie Telecom.
