In a rare rebuke of a Democrat-sponsored bill, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers voted against House Bill 3332, causing the ...

Off we go into the wilds of our music scene in the midst of April as consistent warmer weather approaches with each passing ...

While many Illinois Democrats wait anxiously to hear whether U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will run for reelection in 2026 or step ...

After graduation from college, he was an ambulance driver in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when he was recruited by the Centers for Disease Control and relocated to St. Louis, where he became a public ...

Yeppers, it is officially April of 2025 and we're right in the thick of the first weekend with plenty of live music to muster ...

Treadwell was injured in the early 2000s, when Oxycontin – the drug that kicked off the opioid epidemic – was being over-prescribed. Treadwell had never heard of the drug until he was one of the many ...

Edgar Curtis was 17 and a junior at Lanphier High School when an aunt he was particularly close to died from cancer at 47 after a 100-day stay at Springfield Memorial Hospital. During the many visits ...

"That's What She Said" is an empowering and entertaining night of storytelling where local, notable women share personal stories of strength, courage and inspiration. It is a one-night-only affair ...

When: Sat., April 19, 6-9 p.m., Sat., April 26, 6-9 p.m., Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m., Fri., May 16, 7-10 p.m. and Sat., May 24, 6-9 p.m.

Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are forcing many ...

That description of the city’s central business district was often repeated during the first of a series of public meetings held by Downtown Springfield, Inc. The downtown’s current challenges are ...