Category Archives: Local News

Add another act to the Illinois State Fair Grandstand lineup but this time the show will be free. The State Fair announced Wednesday that the Classic Rock band .38 Special will be playing a free show ...

Lincoln Land Community College has a new athletics director as the school has hired Todd Creal of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo for the position. At Westminster Creal served as the head men's bask...

The Levitt AMP Springfield outdoor music concert series returns to downtown Springfield for a seventh season on May 28. The Springfield Area Arts Council announced Wednesday that the concerts will be ...

Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher issued a rare veto on Tuesday night, striking down a previously approved ordinance by Ward 2 Alderman Shawn Gregory to designate a STAR Bond district in downtown Spring...

Springfield City Council members moved to hold a special meeting to discuss the city's stance on state legislation to create a tourism authority in the downtown area. Ward 3 Alderman Roy Williams Jr. ...

Illinois Director of Agriculture Jerry Costello says his department followed state law when it awarded the contract to sell beer at the Illinois State Fair grandstand, ending a 71-year run by a local ...

IDOT is announcing that the painting of I-72 bridges over the railroad tracks and east of the Wabash Avenue interchange in Springfield will be starting Monday, May 11th. The project will mean that lan...

The Illinois State Museum will help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Route 66 with a new exhibit "Miles of Memories: Stories of Route 66" opening to the public on Saturday May 23rd. The exhibit will...

Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher says metal detectors at Springfield city offices are for everyone's safety, including hers as she has received threats during her tenure. Buscher told Sam Madonia on WM...

The Springfield School District 186 board approved a $75,000 contract with a company to filter out an increasing number of email phishing scams. The company Abnormal AI will target phishing, spam and ...