Next month I will be marking my 83rd birthday and the 70th anniversary of my bar mitzvah, the ceremony in Judaism marking a ...

A man who holds a Springfield bowling record is on track for a milestone in his professional career. O.J. Crowder set a city ...

Rodger Dale Paoni Jr., 52, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026. Rodger, known to many throughout his life ...

Faculty at the University of Illinois Springfield ended a more than two-week strike on Monday after reaching an agreement ...

A Chatham resident and union activist will head the Sangamon County Democratic Party for the next two years, succeeding ...

For three decades, OJ Crowder has been a familiar and friendly face in downtown Springfield. As a dedicated letter carrier ...

In a mid-March poll, 68 percent of likely Illinois voters said they would support legislation to “regulate data centers to ...

After more than a year without performances, there’s finally a date to circle on the calendar: Sangamon Auditorium is set to reopen this October. The UIS Performing Arts Center has been closed since ...

The 25thAnnual Putnam County Spelling Bee or Putnam, as it’s lovingly referred to by theater connoisseurs on a time crunch, ...

Credit cards may not work for sales tax or tips starting July 1.” By now, you’ve heard that claim, but whether it’s true ...