Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...

Pvt. Albert Cashier fought in the 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. A favorite of those he ...

In the 1870s, an educational meeting at Lake Chautauqua, New York, grew into a popular adult education and social movement ...

Over the next decade, home screen use increased and tech companies were eagerly invited into the classroom. Now, as the ...

As we seek to address the challenges in our health care system, dismantling Medicaid – one of the strongest safety nets for ...

Here we go blasting our way through a memorable (hopefully) Memorial Day weekend, full of all sorts of entertainment ...

When Astria Campbell works as a substitute teacher at inner-city schools in District 186, she often asks her middle and high school students what they want to be when they grow up. The most common ...

It may be many months before the Wyndham Springfield City Centre Hotel can reopen. The 370-room, 30-story hotel at 700 E. Adams St. in downtown Springfield was damaged by internal flooding on March 27 ...

Adrian Dater, a longtime former sportswriter in Denver and author of seven books, moved to Springfield in 2023 to get his first taste of life in the Midwest.

As President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days in office, Gov. JB Pritzker called on Americans to pressure congressional Republicans to oppose Trump's agenda and highlighted how federal actions ...

The Sangamon County Republican Committee hosted the annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Wednesday, May 7, at the BOS Center in Springfield. The keynote speaker was Johnny "Joey" Jones, a FOX news host and ...

A single actor alone on a stage, portraying one of America's most influential poets as he processes the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and tends to wounded Civil War soldiers. The play is set at the ...