The city now has a campaign finance reform ordinance, following a unanimous Springfield City Council vote May 4. Under the ...

Thomas, who joined the bench in 1991, has surpassed Stephen J. Field, a nominee of former President Abraham Lincoln who ...

A recent Axios article has sparked widespread discussion after reporting that the share of Black adults identifying as ...

Industrial-leaning synth-pop strains might seem incongruous with such a vista, but it was the alternative rock band’s homage to Route 66 that seduced. With camera in hand he has made 42 trips over two ...

"The Ghost of the Colonial Hotel" was unveiled this week at the exact moment a telegraph was sent officially naming Route 66, ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks with Amy Beadle of Visit Springfield Illinois about why Springfield and the Illinois stretch of ...

Bayer and his wife bought the 46th-floor duplex condo they sold Thursday in stages between 2010 and 2014. They first listed the unit in September.

The National Celebrate America on Route 66 Parade will take place in Springfield on Friday evening, featuring dignitaries, ...

Father Augustine Tolton, America’s first publicly recognized black priest, is set to get his own shrine on the site of the ...

A mural, sculptures and large mosaic all make up the newly dedicated Birthplace Plaza in downtown Springfield celebrating 100 ...

Two downtown landmarks put Springfield on the Route 66 map and continue to draw visitors today. Shrine Mosque: A Moorish ...