As about 35 people gathered in front of the Springfield Police Department headquarters, 800 E.

The administration of Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield issued a statement Wednesday distancing the school from any comparisons between COVID-19-based restrictions and the Holocaust.

Sangamon County has implemented a high-speed emergency mass notification service that will communicate alerts about severe weather, evacuation notices, floods, boil order notices, criminal activity and missing persons/children.

Voting for the 2020 election gets underway Thursday in Illinois, as county clerks across the state will begin mailing ballots to those who requested them and early voting begins in designated locations.

The University of Illinois Springfield will hold six virtual Lunch & Learn Series events this fall starting Oct. 8.The "Timely Talks on Timeless Topics in Celebration of UIS's 50th Anniversary" series is presented by the UIS Alumni SAGE Society and the Illinois State Historical Society.

Lynard Joiner Sr. was sitting on his couch watching a basketball game on the early evening of Aug. 2 when it suddenly felt like someone started choking him.

While Illinois' rolling average COVID-19 positivity rates remain lower than surrounding states, Gov.

In his annual 'state of the city' address to the city's business community, Mayor Jim Langfelder characterized Springfield as "stabilized and recovering" from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rochester's Karlie Schnepp took medalist honors but Sacred Heart-Griffin High School's girls golf team claimed the team title at the Panther Triangular at Panther Creek Golf Course on Wednesday.