Multiple restaurants and businesses closed their doors in the Springfield area last month.

MaryFlor Mexican Restaurant in downtown Springfield, Illinois is closing on July 20, 2025. Owner Flora Alonzo-Gomes cited slow downtown business and the end of their lease as reasons for the closure.

Springfield City Council approved $1.2 million in TIF funding for east side neighborhood redevelopment. The funding will support businesses and homes through a Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program.

Authorities are asking for the public’s help as they search for the driver involved in the fatal hit-and-run of a woman in Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - One person was transported to a hospital after a van crashed into an ice cream shop on Tuesday in Springfield, according to the Springfield firefighters union.

One person is dead and another was brought to a hospital after a crash in Effingham County on Sunday.

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Here are the top three grocery stores in the Springfield area as voted by readers in the 2024 Official Community Choice Awards.