Veterans Day events still on for Wednesday

Springfield's long wait for Portillo's will be over within a matter of weeks.

Amid a striking rise in COVID-19 cases, Sangamon County will enter full mitigations Friday, forcing indoor bar and restaurant service to cease.

Barry Locher, who rose from a photography intern to editor of The State Journal-Register, died Tuesday at his Springfield home after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

After 45 years as a downtown staple, Jim Herron, Ltd. is heading west. The men's clothing store, 700 E.

As COVID-19 cases continue to spike in Sangamon County and the state, Memorial Health System has decided to share daily hospitalization data hoping to provide information and show the severeness of the pandemic .The data sharing announcement came Tuesday as the Sangamon County Department of Public Health reported another record day of positive coronavirus cases, with 343.

A burglar gained entrance to an east-side bank early Tuesday making off with an undetermined amount of cash.

The University of Illinois Springfield called a two-day pause in activities Tuesday due to an increase in positive COVID-19 tests on campus.

Lincoln Library, the city of Springfield facility at Seventh Street and Capitol Avenue, is closed today and will reopen Thursday.

With cases of coronavirus surging in the state, the House and Senate will cancel the veto session.