The Sangamon County Board on Tuesday approved implementing a 3-percent hotel-motel tax dedicated to expansion of the Bank of Springfield Center.

The transaction has been unanimously approved by each company's board of directors 00and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Under the new proposal the County would consider a countywide 3% hotel/motel tax dedicated exclusively to financing the expansion.

The Illinois Lottery reports the ticket sold at HyVee Fast and Fresh on Outer Park Drive for Monday's Lucky Day Lotto drawing is worth $550,000. The ticket matched all five numbers, 2-7-10-33-41.

The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce recognized four local organizations during Tuesday's annual Small Business Awards ceremony at Crowne Plaza.

Visitors to the exhibit will receive a voucher good for one weekday admission to this year's Illinois State Fair, which runs August 13th through the 23rd.

The deadline to submit proposals is July 31st. The county is offering a basic commercial kitchen and possible subsidies on rent and utilities.

Governor JB Pritzker said the complex provides an important outlet for youth sports as well as local tourism.

The February jobless rate was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than the January rate and three-tenths of a percentage point higher than a year earlier

The Illinois Manufacturers Association announced on Wednesday that the NASA Standard Initiator made my Chemring Energetic Devices in Downers Grove is the 2026 Makers Madness award winner.