City Water, Light and Power announced on Thursday that its Energy Services Office would be opening enrollment for "Helping Homes," its home weatherization and energy efficiency program. They noted that this special assistance program is designed to help qualifying low-income homeowners reduce their energy cos...

As AAA expects record numbers of highway travelers this Independence Day weekend, GasBuddy reports the price of fuel in Illinois is about 36 cents lower than a year ago. Triple-A reports the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Illinois is $3.43, about 27 cents higher than the national average. The agency s...

The former Baskin-Robbins store on MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield that was heavily damaged when a van crashed into it last month has been demolished. A large portion of the roof and front of the building collapsed on June 17 when the vehicle crashed into the front of the store. A woman and a child in the van were t...

The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Center has announced it will lease space at the downtown campus of Horace Mann to expand the center's economic development programs. The UIS business incubator Innovate Springfield will relocate from the Old State Capitol Plaza to the third floor of the Horace Mann buil...

A 21-star United States flag that Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum officials call "ultra-rare" goes on display on Thursday at the Springfield site. The flag was created after Illinois became the 21st state in 1818. The flag features a "grand luminary" star pattern in the shape of a la...

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday an expansion of its list of ZIP codes where lead exposure testing is required for children who live within those areas. 180 new zip codes, representing parts of 47 Illinois counties, have been added to the list this year, bringing the total of high-risk ZIP ...

Bills aim to rein in pharmacy benefit managers, expand insurance coverage By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of health care-related bills Tuesday that he said would put more controls on the pricing of pharmaceutical drugs sold through insurance plans...

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At some 887 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations. Now it's up to the Republican-controlled Congress to decide whether P...

City Water Light and Power noted Wednesday afternoon that crews were presently responding to a power outage caused by a semi-truck crash that broke two power poles at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and West Lawrence Avenue, which is currently closed to traffic. Customers currently impacted are along Veterans Park...

The Springfield Police Department announced on Tuesday that it was currently accepting applications for the position of Police Patrol Officer and plans to hire multiple successful candidates for the January 2026 training academy. The deadline to apply is Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. (CST). Interested applicants...