William McCarty filed his candidate petitions Monday to join the Springfield mayoral race, the last day of the municipal ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will welcome the History Channel’s official podcast and renowned ...

The current Springfield city clerk is not seeking another term, leaving the seat open for either a government veteran or a newcomer to fill the seat. City Clerk Chuck Redpath said he has mixed ...

Ward 6 Ald. Jennifer Notariano received an expenditure report for the Springfield Police Department on Friday after voicing her frustrations during last week’s Springfield City Council meeting about ...

Chicago-based artist Bob Faust’s Ways & Means participatory public art initiative has been installed on the lawn of the Executive Mansion. He describes it as offering a message of non-partisan hope ...

An ordinance to approve the purchase of vehicles for the Springfield Police Department sparked a larger conversation about ...

Monday marked the first day to file candidate petitions for the municipal elections this spring, and hopeful candidates lined ...

Despite a total of 17 seats up for reelection on the Sangamon County Board and increased eyes on county politics, only four of those races are contested. With 29 board members, Sangamon is one of only ...

Sangamon County voters haven’t elected a Democrat as sheriff since 1974, but Marc Bell says the public’s longing for change at the local level, combined with dissatisfaction with Republicans ...

Parts of Sangamon County are included in two congressional districts – the 13th and the 15th. The nationwide outcome of the mid-term election will determine whether the Republicans will keep control ...

The Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery sits behind a white picket fence in a quiet, historic neighborhood on North Seventh Street.

Frank Lesko wants voters to send him to the Illinois Senate to cut the cost of government. Doris Turner wants them to keep her there to bring state dollars home. The Republican Sangamon County ...