Lawsuit filed to clarify Election Day holiday

The downstate attorney challenging aspects of Illinois Gov.

Sangamon County Wednesday reported its highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases - 49 - part of a trend of rising numbers the director of the county's health department called alarming.

Free downtown meter parking has now been extended through Labor Day.

SIU Medicine has opened its new SIU Thyroid Center in Springfield. The thyroid clinic is located at 720 N.

During his 2015 address at the University of Illinois Springfield to promote his memoir series "March," the late Rep.

With COVID-19 cases continuing to spread in the state, Gov.

The City of Springfield has announced a partnership with Fifth Street Renaissance to operate its location at 1015 E.

President Donald Trump signaled his interest in preventing an eviction crisis as a federal moratorium expires Friday on millions of apartment units.

The Springfield office of The State Board of Elections in Town & Country Shopping Center will be closed through Aug. 7 after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.Board spokesman Matt Dietrich said Wednesday that about 60 people work in the building, and since mid-June, there has been a gradual increase in the number of people working there.