Springfield has been in the news lately for a series of small new housing developments — 4, or 7, or 10 new homes that can really revitalize a struggling block here or there within the city limits.

Eight area players earned All-Ohio softball honors, which were presented by the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association.

City of Riverside says speeding cars combined with ‘substandard’ road infrastructure creates safety problems in Woodman/Harshman corridor. Some residents question whether roundabouts are best option.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled against President Donald Trump on Thursday, handing control of the state's National Guard back to Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom amid ongoing ...

Emily Nutley, a 43-year-old married mother of three, was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison after she pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery in April, local media reported. Nutley was ...

This advertisement hails the U.S. Grant as 'Mattoon's greatest accomplishment' in its heyday on Aug. 14, 1928. This clipping from March 25, 1965, advertises the latest movies at the Skyway Drive-In ...

GRIGGSVILLE — A Pittsfield High School FFA member has been elected to a state office for Illinois FFA.

The OHSAA football playoff structure is changing again in multiple ways. The organization announced Thursday the field in each region will shrink to 12 teams starting this fall with the top four ...

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One has danced atop the dugout at Rate Field. Another earned a Topps trading card for throwing a perfect strike. And a third ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court for 10 convictions on bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud charges. U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey ...

Virginia Democrats will settle a crowded six-way primary for lieutenant governor on Tuesday as well as a contested nomination fight for state attorney general. Meanwhile, voters ...