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Someone to know: Homeless shelter director starts a storytelling group Something to know about her: Erica Smith is the executive director at Helping Hands of Springfield homeless shelter and … Read more >>

DCFS worker's death sparks calls for change Following the brutal beating and eventual death of a Department of Children and Family Services caseworker who was tryin… Read more >>

Song, inspiration rises through stairwells during Fight for Air Climb Volunteers and medical staff on the 24th floor of the Wyndham Springfield City Centre heard the sound of singing rise th… Read more >>

Springfield clothing drive to collect outfits for departing prison inmates In the past, inmates released from most Illinois prisons have left the facilities wearing a new set of sweatpants and a … Read more >>

Bernard Schoenburg: Aiello touts accomplishments - but there's more That's a pretty exciting radio ad for former Sangamon County Circuit Clerk JOE AIELLO, who left that job in 2015 to take… Read more >>

Statehouse Insider: Even Democrats see Madigan as a campaign issue It's no secret that Republican candidates for years have tried to make House Speaker MICHAEL MADIGAN, D-Chicago, an issu… Read more >>

Rube Goldberg brings out future engineers Students in Alicia Logsdon's fifth-grade class at Graham Elementary School were hard at work Saturday morning setting up… Read more >>

'Sad,' 'shame': Springfield-area teens talk about school shootings, gun control In the 11 days since the horrific shooting that took 17 lives at a high school in Parkland, Florida, the news has been f… Read more >>

Sexual harassment, taxes, Rauner vs. Madigan key in legislative races One out of every five Illinois legislators taking the oath of office next winter will be new to the General Assembly. Th… Read more >>

Springfield area's Congress members talk gun violence solutions Illinois members of Congress are in the middle of the discussion about how to stem gun violence after 17 people were kil… Read more >>

SHG grad Katie McLean catching attention at Lincoln Land Katie McLean had just finished playing the fall season for Lincoln Land Community College's softball team when she was f… Read more >>

Janus case takes stage Monday at U.S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON - America's union leaders are about to find out if they were right to fiercely oppose Neil Gorsuch's nominati… Read more >>

A La Carte: Car-themed bar and grill taking shape on Toronto Road Former flooring businessman Ron Metzger has swapped carpet and hardwood samples for an upscale grill menu, full bar and … Read more >>

Person who traveled through Springfield has Legionnaires' disease An Illinois resident who traveled through Springfield has tested positive for Legionnaires' disease, the Illinois Depart… Read more >>

Cahokia tops Glenwood in state wrestling quarterfinals

BLOOMINGTON - Cahokia High School won the final three bouts of the match to take a 35-25 win over Chatham Glenwood in th…

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