Prairie’s Izabella Hewes reacts after a bowl Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, during the WIAA District 4 3A/4A championships at Hazel Dell Lanes. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Bella Hewes got on a roll ...

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois informed Springfield School District 186 in early December that a grant of $1.2 million annually, provided through federal funding managed and distributed ...

The graduation rate in District 186 went from 62.5% to 73.5%, with two of its three high schools showing double digit increases. That's the district's highest rate in the last six years, Gill said.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — An associate professor in the School of Education at the University of Illinois Springfield, is partnering with Springfield Public Schools District 186 to integrate yoga and ...

The nine District 186 schools involved in the program include: Hazel Dell Elementary, Laketown Elementary, Southern View Elementary, Dubois Elementary, Graham Elementary, Lindsay Elementary ...

None of School District 186's 40-plus schools and buildings sustained major damage from the June 29 derecho storm in Springfield, said Superintendent Jennifer Gill. Eighteen of its buildings lost ...

None of School District 186's 40-plus schools and buildings sustained major damage from the June 29 derecho storm in Springfield, said Superintendent Jennifer Gill. Eighteen of its buildings lost ...