A longtime store on Irby Street hosts a going-out-of-business sale. Burk and Dawn Parrott will close the store in April, but ...

Mother Nature is promising to put on a show in the Springfield area. Officials at the National Weather Service in Lincoln said the central Illinois area could see two different snow events into ...

According to Springfield residents, it’s a little shop on the corner of West Cook and Spring Street, just a block away from the Illinois State Museum. It’s the vintage charm of Vinegar Hill ...

A downtown Springfield hotspot is closing. In a Facebook post, the owners of Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar announced that this would be its final weekend. They blamed financial challenges for the ...

Over the past decade, owner Eric Beason and his team have expanded the arcade to include approximately 90 cabinets and pinball machines.

University of Illinois--Springfield, a public institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since before 2000-2001. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so ...

A Springfield man was fatally shot early Wednesday morning, prompting the city’s first homicide investigation in 2025, according to the Springfield Police Department. David Franklin, 23 ...

A Springfield man was the victim of a fatal shooting in a chaotic scene on East Carpenter Street Saturday evening. Lajarvious Smith, 31, was pronounced dead at HSHS St. John's Hospital just after ...

As a shopping writer, I’ve discovered some best-kept secrets when it comes to navigating the hundreds of sales constantly happening online — and they can save you hundreds on travel clothing ...

CHICAGO — There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year, and they run the gamut from upping minimum wage and increasing pay ...

The new laws impact health insurance, employee rights, travel, Illinois drivers licenses and more. HB 2350 – Requires companies in Illinois that provide health insurance to cover annual prostate ...