The Sangamon County Board has approved $7.5 million for the first phase of renovations at the Sangamon County Department of ...

In a legal twist that the family of Sonya Massey didn’t expect, the murder conviction of her killer, former Sangamon County ...

I was teaching at Southeast High School on Sept. 11, 2001. My American literature class of juniors had just read The Crucible ...

I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not much of a sports fan.  The idea of the Women’s Professional Baseball League playing its ...

Throngs of people stood, clapped and cheered to welcome home and thank 92 veterans and their guardians when the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight returned to Springfield’s Capitol Airport around 10:30 p.m.

Springfield residents reviewed displays explaining the options for the 19th Street rail corridor improvements during a Sept.

Logic trips up The Runner You gotta give it to Gal Gadot.  She can run, and do so in a variety of ways.  If you need her to ...

Ask a veteran hockey player about their parents, and they’ll often answer: Which ones? For players that had enough talent to play for a junior hockey team, such as the Springfield Jr. Blues of the ...

Who is Sameer Somal, and what has he been doing in Athens? The 43-year-old Pennsylvania resident, entrepreneur and Abraham Lincoln historian has been a frequent presence in the Menard County community ...

With Labor Day behind us, that means only four days of toil for you workers of the world, and that tells me maybe you can take the short week and make it into a big weekend of music. Let’s see what’s ...

Nominations are open through Oct. 1 for the 64th Springfield Area First Citizen Award, and the recipient will be honored on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Erin’s Pavilion at Southwind Park. The award ...

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