After Gov. JB Pritzker presented his budget proposal last month, the immediate reaction was fairly ho-hum. At first blush, the plan looked like a make-no-waves budget designed largely to keep state ...

This isn’t the first time Wardlows have been charged with child abuse. Ashley and Willie Wardlow face nine counts each in 2026, but a court case ...

A retired Sangamon County deputy challenging incumbent Paula Crouch to become the Republican candidate in this year’s race for sheriff says Crouch and her allies are using lies and distortions to sway ...

The situation was brought to the attention of Springfield Police officers by a woman who filmed in the couple's home.

A woman from Wentzville and a woman from Girard were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the coroner's office.

Two women killed, one injured in a wrong-way crash on I-55 near Springfield. Investigators say a northbound vehicle entered ...

Two people were killed after a crash involving a wrong way driver on I-55 early Monday morning in Springfield, police said.

Everyone will need to set their clocks ahead one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, marking the annual “spring forward” time change.

Several of Springfield’s city council members voiced concern that the city’s rate of spending could lead to future shortfalls, but a majority still approved a new fiscal year budget of almost $203 ...

The Springfield Police Department, along with help from other agencies, carried out a search warrant in which guns, drugs and ...

Two men were taken into custody March 1 after Springfield police, executing a search warrant, recovered a handgun fitted with ...

Your device does not support the audio. O'FALLON - The O’Fallon Police Department takes great pride in its work with the Special Olympics program. Several O’Fallon officers and athletes, along with ...