Local fire and school officials in Springfield handed out specialized smoke alarms for children who are deaf and hard of ...

Several Central Illinois schools have already announced plans to be closed on Friday ahead of the incoming winter weather.

Generous raises granted in collective bargaining contracts such as those negotiated for police and firefighters, coupled with a rise in headcount and increases in pension costs, threaten to push the ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has awarded $600,000 each for park upgrades to three separate governmental bodies: the city of Springfield, the village of Grandview and the Springfield ...

State data makes it difficult to precisely track where every departing student goes, but the trend is clear: fewer kids are enrolled in traditional public schools.

From musical acts to stand-up comedians, we take a look at some of the big stars scheduled to perform in Springfield in 2026.

Illinois awards $36 million for 67 park projects including $600,000 each for Springfield and Grandview to expand recreation ...

The city of Springfield has kicked off its budget season with presentations from various departments, including the treasurer ...

Springfield’s Minority Business Institute starts in February, with classes, resources and networking for minority-owned businesses and nonprofits.

SPRINGFIELD – In a historic inauguration day, the City Council elected its first Black woman as president Monday and a School Committee with a supermajority of women and people of color was sworn in.

SPRINGFIELD — It’s been about four years since construction crews began ripping through the north end of the 19th-century Illinois Capitol, the historic building’s latest modernization, which will ...

A stretch of Springfield, Mass. that was once home to a dead mall and acres of empty parking lots is back to hosting customers. It’s been nearly three years since crews demolished the Eastfield Mall ...