Staab Funeral Home's annual "Kids Good Grief Camp" will be taking place on April 12th at Erin's Pavilion at Southwind Park.

The Illinois Lottery said the ticket was sold at Qik-N-Ez on North Grand Avenue.

Local residents have are supporting the owners and employees of a popular bar and grill in Southern View that was heavily damaged by fire on Friday. Firefighters were called at about 9 am to Curve Inn and found the beer garden engulfed in flames that spread to the remainder of the building

Fire heavily damaged a popular bar and grill in Southern View on Friday morning. Springfield Assistant Fire Chief Julie Plunk said crews responded to several calls of smoke at about 9 am at the Curve Inn

The non-profit downtown advocacy organization announced Tuesday morning that Carlos Ortega exits the position in a mutual separation after serving for two years in the role.

SBDC offers confidential advising services at no cost while Innovate Springfield is the University of Illinois Springfield serves business incubation and talent development.

Springfield recorded 111,600 nonfarm payrolls in December, about 11-hundred fewer than December 2024 with the largest job losses in government, retail and professional and business services.

As lawmakers return to Springfield for their 2026 session, they could consider giving rideshare drivers the ability to form a union

Durbin said "By bringing real competition to credit card networks, we can reduce swipe fees and hold down costs for small business owners and their customers."

SSGA said it has generated more than 2.25 billion dollars in local economic growth since it was founded in 2018.