Homeowners ages 60+ in 5 neighborhoods eligible for new interior improvement program
The new Restore SGF program focuses on helping Springfield's older adults age in place by matching up to $5,000 in interior ...
Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar closing in downtown Springfield
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 ...
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Sheriff: Springfield man fatally shot was inside vehicle at time of shooting
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 ...
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Springfield area could see up to 10 inches of snow. What you need to know
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 ...
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Springfield Police Department investigate 23-year-old's death in first homicide of 2025
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 ...