I wrote for The Telegraph a column titled “Grand Army of the Republic’s legacy lives on.” It dealt with the Parrott Rifle, sometimes called “the cemetery cannon,” which sits in Alton Cemetery. The ...

Local residents gathered in Springfield to read “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Anti-slavery activist Frederick ...

Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN) plans to release its second-quarter 2025 results on Wednesday, August 6, after ...

A downtown Springfield restaurant announced it will be closing this month. The announcement came days after a downtown coffee ...

The 2.5-year lease will allow the center to broaden programming and services focused on innovation, entrepreneurship and ...

Illinois could soon collect and publicize data on contraband found in prisons thanks to a bipartisan bill that arrived on Gov ...

Union Pacific, celebrating its 163rd birthday, brought its newest commemorative locomotive honoring founder President Abraham ...

Union Pacific Railroad celebrated its 163rd birthday today in the hometown of its famed founder – President Abraham Lincoln – with the help of numerous dignitaries and its newest commemorative ...

The line that everyone in prison is innocent — or at least claims to be — is often bandied about by law enforcement personnel. According to Marcus Beach, however, studies have found that about 3 ...

He’s a force of nature,” she said. “He really changes your opinion of people. He sees the good in the world and how we can ...

Springfield has completed its first Safer Streets SGF program safety improvements at the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Grand Street.

1 person injured in Springfield crash The API failed to deliver the resource. Crews responded to a serious car crash on Longhill Street, near East Columbus Avenue, in Springfield on Thursday.