A second-degree murder conviction for former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson on Oct. 29 in the death of Sonya ...

Illinoisans could see a new line item on their electric bills under a bill passed Wednesday night by the Illinois House.

See the results Every year, we ask our opinionated readers to tell us about their favorite people, places and things in the ...

Springfield native Matthew Brookens has written, produced, directed and starred in “Illinois Hell Hole,” a project he ...

Every year, we ask our opinionated readers to tell us about their favorite people, places and things in the Springfield area. Over the decades we’ve been doing this, we’ve continued to tweak both the ...

The Massey Commission held its final full meeting Oct. 27, approving a list of calls to action. They include police reforms ...

Central Illinois employers are facing a critical shortage of skilled workers. The relentless pace of technological change ...

Among the songs that I remember from my parents’ collection of phonograph records of Yiddish folk music was a melancholy and ...

On Nov. 4, 1842, Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd were married in the home of her older sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Ninian Edwards. That old Edwards home is long gone – demolished in 1918 to ...

At the end of the 2024 spring state legislative session, the Illinois Federation of Teachers issued a decidedly diplomatic ...

On a sunny evening, Dalesha Richardson stands on a courtyard sidewalk near her Springfield apartment. Holding her white cane ...

A Peoria County jury found former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson guilty Oct. 28 of second-degree murder, deciding that he mistakenly believed he was justified in shooting and killing ...