JB Pritzker, who has spent years building a national profile, will seek a third term as Illinois’ governor. Two people familiar with his plans say Pritzker will announce the decision ...

There are multiple vacant buildings in downtown Springfield. What type of business would you like to see fill some of the vacancies? Vote now.

Here are five things going on this weekend in the area.

Tripadvisor’s “The 10 Best Illinois Campgrounds 2025,” sorted by “best value,” named spots in East St. Louis, Herod, Carbondale, Mt. Vernon and more among the top options. Some of the campgrounds ...

Downhome Music Festival, a festival featuring bands and beer, was set to take place July 25 and July 26. But organizers ...

The Bears, Fire and White Sox are in the market for new homes, while the Blackhawks and Sky eye expanding their footprint in ...

Redfin reports that America’s housing is aging, with few new homes built, driving up prices in cities like Buffalo and New ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Since 2021, Juneteenth has been celebrated in the U.S. as a federal holiday, commemorating the day in 1865 in Galveston, Texas, when the last slaves in the country heard the news ...

Betsy Dollar talks to ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander about the Paint the Street event in downtown Springfield, IL. WCIA Champaign. Springfield Art Association Paint the Street. Posted: June 11, ...

Downtown Dayton's next chapter: resilience, revitalization and $3.5B in progress expand While many downtowns across the nation are grappling with post-pandemic challenges, Dayton stands as an outlier.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — Downtown business owners said it’s been more than 5 years of dealing with the same problemparking. And with a summer-stock-full of construction, tourists, and ...

As Springfield bars open over the summer, other doors close. This time, Terra Ferment, a bar serving locally brewed beers closed on May 31. The bar originally opened in 2020 during the pandemic at ...