Nearly $30,000 was distributed in grants to nonprofit organizations through west-central Illinois during Dot Foods's Charitable Development Day.

This is a daily list of top performers for high school softball in the Springfield area for April 14-19.

This is a daily list of top performers for high school baseball in the Springfield area for May 12-17.

In celebration of Jacksonville's bicentennial, Dr. Michael Woods is writing a series of articles on some of Jacksonville's early leaders. His first is on Jonathan Baldwin Turner.

Virginia Masonic Lodge Past Master Billy Reynolds recently presented donations totaling $1,200 to Amy Fritsche, director of the Virginia Community Day Care. The donations were funded by the Masonic ...

Last week I had a sleep study done in Springfield. Allow me to clarify something right now.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that hundreds of Illinois libraries — including several in west-central Illinois — will receive a total of $18 million in per capita grants.

The West Central girls' basketball team made a huge splash this summer with some proven impact players, bolstered by seven freshmen from a team that finished third in the Illinois Elementary School ...

Nollywood actress Omobewaji Oyediji, popularly known as Mo Bewa, added another feather to her cap on Sunday, June 22, 2025, as she officially launched her fashion store in Lekki, Lagos.

A 1-year-old boy from Seymour, Mo., has died after a crash involving a tractor in Webster County Saturday morning.

When entertainment journalist Jonathon Moran decided to write a book about his experience with mental health, it didn’t occur to him to leave anything out.

Securing access to justice is the motto of one Illinois immigration protection agency as they expand their services to Springfield.