After weeks of verbally condemning the aggressive federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago region, Illinois lawmakers ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Central Illinois employers are facing a critical shortage of skilled workers. The relentless pace of technological change worsens this problem. Hiring alone won’t solve this crisis. To keep pace with ...

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