When it came to Eva Carroll Monroe, who founded and operated the Lincoln Colored Home for Black orphans and widows for three-and-a-half-decades in Springfield, it was curiosity that got the better of first-time documentary-maker Mary Frances.
Illinois sculptor and painter Preston Jackson will address the Rotary Club of Springfield Monday, and the public is invited to watch the program virtually.
Springfield City Clerk Frank Lesko says his office is still functioning, but has been closed to the public since Tuesday afternoon because an employee tested positive for COVID-19."They seem to be doing fine," he said Wednesday of the person who tested positive.
The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus continued to set the stage for its fall legislative agenda Wednesday, calling a news conference and committee hearing to discuss education policy.
Comic strip illustrator and author, Guy Gilchrist, best known as Jim Henson's cartoonist and creator of the "Muppets" daily comic strip, is coming to Springfield next week.
STAUNTON - Callie Hughes medaled, shooting a 45 in South County's 203-205 victory over Raymond Lincolnwood/Morrisonville in a dual meet on Tuesday at Timber Lakes Golf Course.
The Springfield Jr. Blues announced on Wednesday that there won't be a 2020-21 season for the North American Hockey League's longest-tenured franchise due to COVID-19 restrictions.
