Springfield News

Jane Fonda was a very good actress, but not like some of America's favorite leading ladies, according to today's letter of the day.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- There's even a tomato named for the 16th president and you can get some seeds this week for free.

The Nobel Prize-winning president who helped end communist control of Poland toured a museum Friday dedicated to the president who helped end slavery in the United States.

Regional Office of Education officials recently announced the addition of four new positions as a result of the recent federal 21st Century Community Learning Center grant awarded to the Bureau Henry Stark Regional Office of Education.

Springfield police are asking the public to help find a man who may have tried abducting a young girl near 17th and S. Grand this morning.

As state and Cook County officials ponder changes in where tax revenue comes from and where it goes, Tinley Park and Orland Park officials have talked about joining forces to combat any proposals that might saddle their own bottom lines.

The Illinois Great Rivers Conference Chapter of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts will hold its 24th annual handbell festival on Saturday, March 24, at Northfield Inn in Springfield, Ill.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Legislation letting people record police activities without risking felony charges was approved Wednesday by an Illinois House committee, despite some lawmakers' concerns that the measure creates new complications.

On Saturday, June 30, former Congressman Paul Findley will host a reunion of veterans of the Findley Trail Rides.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Governor Pat Quinn has proclaimed Thousand Cankers Disease to be a viable threat to Illinois' native Black Walnut tree population.

Abraham Lincoln would have turned 203 years old Sunday. Here is a list of some of the area events in honor of the birthday boy: Landscape photographer Robert Shaw will present a program titled "Retracing Lincoln's Journey" at Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard counties is asking for help solving a case of credit card fraud, theft and burglary.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Area lawmakers are disappointed with Caterpillar's decision.

Standing before a large cheering crowd that packed the town square in Springfield on a frigid February morning in 2007, the charismatic and idealistic first-term senator Barack Obama declared his insurgent candidacy for the White House.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Pat Quinn's push to overhaul care for people with mental illnesses and disabilities collided Tuesday with safety concerns, money worries and maybe a bit of wounded pride as lawmakers reviewed plans to close two state institutions.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- A bill trying to stop the rash of copper thefts in the state is making its way through the legislature.

Springfield, Ill. - Illinois State Reps. Greg Harris, Deb Mell and Kelly Cassidy introduced a law to legalize gay marriage on Wednesday.

Veterans wishing to contact a VSO in between office days may use the “Stand Up and Be Counted” online tool at: SPRINGFIELD, Ill.

Saying the money will start to chip away at $60 million worth of desperately needed road improvements, the city council on Tuesday night voted to begin collecting 4 cents per gallon of gas sold in Champaign starting in May.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A two-year study will look for the reason the treatment of lung cancer is lagging in southern Illinois.