Springfield City Council votes to accept $3 million in state funds to address public safety and police department
A lot of money is headed toward the Springfield Police Department, after aldermen voted Tuesday night to accept $3 million in state funds for a variety of department needs. The measure was approved on emergency passage in
Efforts to reach Wyndham City Centre agreement continue – progress concerning Scheels Sports Park says SSGA CEO
Both sides are still talking in an effort to reach an agreement on a plan to keep a major downtown hotel open. And the head of the Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance says as long as they’re talking,
Potential snag emerges in Springfield Mayor Buscher’s DiCenso nomination
There could be a snag with one of Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher’s new appointments. Buscher has previously nominated former Alderwoman Kristin DiCenso to become the chair of the city’s Local Liquor Control Commission. But Ward 3 Alderman
Illinois State Museum seeks public input as it develops plans for 1908 Race Riot exhibit for new transportation hub downtown
The Illinois State Museum is seeking public input as it develops plans for an exhibit on the 1908 Race Riot that would go up in the new transportation hub downtown. The exhibit would feature some of the
Admission prices to District 186 sporting events could increase for first time since 2011
You could soon be paying more to attend District 186 sporting events. The district says admission prices for sports like football and basketball have not gone up since 2011 – but the cost of workers, officials, and
House erupts in disorder after Republicans censure top Democrat Adam Schiff, in rare move
U.S. House of Representatives (WASHINGTON) — In a a rare move, the House passed a censure resolution along party lines on Wednesday night against Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. — punishing one of the chamber’s own members and inflaming
Paris explosion caused by suspected gas leak injures dozens, damages buildings, police say
Ibrahim Ezzat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (PARIS) — Dozens of people were injured and hundreds were sent running for safety in central Paris after an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak rocked the city Wednesday afternoon, according
HHS issues advisory on mental health symptoms linked to long COVID
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued an advisory Wednesday warning about identifying mental health symptoms and conditions linked to long COVID. Long COVID occurs when people recover
Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action could reshape the college admissions process
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision later this month on a case that would decide the future of race-based affirmative action in high education across the country. The nation’s
What RFK Jr., now a presidential candidate, has said about Ukraine, vaccines, the economy and more
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday night in what his campaign billed as a major foreign policy address for the long shot Democratic presidential