The January unemployment rate in the Springfield area was 5.3 percent, seven-tenths of a percentage point higher than one year ago

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said daily parking is not available, although that option may eventually return.

Unemployment in Illinois in January was up slightly from December and from a year earlier to 4.9 percent according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin was in Springfield Wednesday to announce a total of $1,350,000 in federal funding he secured for Springfield projects through Congressionally Directed Spending in the Fiscal Year 2026 funding bill.

Mukkamala said he was impressed that so many St. John's employees had long tenures there, calling it a "unicorn" in health care

State Senator Doris Turner, State Representative Mike Coffey, Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher and Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter announced plans on Tuesday to create a Capital Area Tourism Authority

Clayton previously served for over 15 years in many advocacy and lobbying positions with the Illinois REALTORS

DSI announced Jay Shanle as its executive director during the organization's annual Get Your Kicks Gala fundraising event on Thursday evening at President Abraham Lincoln Hotel by Doubletree.

The Sangamon County Board tabled a vote on Monday to approve the construction of a 600-Megawatt data center in the southwest part of the county.

Simon Property Group said David Simon died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 64.