Friendly Honda held a grand re-opening of the new showroom and service area on Prairie Crossing Drive on Thursday afternoon.

The newly renovated and expanded facility features a modernized showroom, expanded service center, improved employee workspaces, and updated customer areas.

The agency reports today average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Springfield is $4.76, down about a cent from yesterday but 33 cents higher than a week ago and 48 cents higher than a month ago.

The Illinois unemployment rate as of August sits at 4.7 % according to numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Lincoln Economic Advancement and Development, or LEAD, announced the purchase and lease program on Tuesday.

A new neighborhood sports bar is coming to Springfield's south end -- AJ's Fifty Yard Line. Signage is already up with 'Coming Summer 2026' branding -- with the concept of a sports bar and grill with a football-centered menu and aesthetic -- perfect timing as the 2026 NFL and college football seasons are starting. AJ's...

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.