The debate over how to regulate data centers in Illinois is intensifying as lawmakers struggle to balance costs to consumers ...

The debate over how to regulate data centers in Illinois is intensifying as lawmakers struggle to balance costs to consumers and the state’s need to be competitive economically. Data centers house ...

As expected, we did not see a whole lot of spending increases in Gov. JB Pritzker’s state budget proposal last week. Last year, Pritzker said his budget limited discretionary spending to less than a 1 ...

Dr. Terrance Jordan did not like attending school as a youth. “I had bad experiences in school growing up in rural ...

As Illinois awaits federal court decisions about federal funding and braces for more federal cuts and rising costs, Gov. JB ...

If he had his druthers, Ward 3 Ald. Roy Williams Jr. would rather see something besides a proposed new recreational cannabis ...

Jeffrey Martin “Willy” Willhite, 66, of Springfield passed away peacefully in his sleep Feb. 10, 2026. He was born Oct. 24, ...

Downtown Springfield, Inc. is searching for a new executive director “following a mutual separation with Carlos Ortega,” ...

As I write this, Gov. JB Pritzker is preparing to give his annual budget address. It’s an unenviable task. Earlier this month ...

It’s a month where we pay homage to Black history. We honor the names, the hands, the kitchens and the legacies that our ...

The former Sangamon County sheriff – who refused calls for his resignation after Sonya Massey’s 2024 murder, then abruptly retired, citing stress on his family and the sheriff’s office – recently ...

Springfield, are you ready to feel the monster truck thunder? With such names as USA-1, Veteran, Double Trouble, Skykotic and Lone Wolf, these monsters are set to rock the BOS Center for two shows on ...