Springfield News

Illinois artist Bob Waldmire, known for selling his artwork along Route 66, said he is dying of cancer and using his remaining time saying goodbye to friends.

The November 5 of the Springfield, Illinois daily newspaper, the State Journal-Register, has this interview with Richard Whitney, who was the Green Party's candidate for Governor in 2006 and is expected to again be that party's gubernatorial nominee in 2010.

" Anyone with a computer can now see and hear the history of Illinois agriculture told by the people who lived it.

Commissioners are considering an ordinance that would change the way city elections are held.

This past year has been one of the FBI's busiest - at least when it comes to terrorism cases.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate signed off Friday on a compromise that would establish Illinois' first limits on campaign donations, sending it to the governor despite Republican complaints that the bill concentrates power in the hands of a few political insiders.

Local churches are trying to quell violence by bringing faith to the streets of Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Authorities say a longtime Springfield manufacturer could be on its way to Mexico, at a cost of 120 local jobs.

A 24-year-old Tilton man plead guilty Tuesday in the shaking death of two-year-old Reagan Williams.

A beleaguered and debt-ridden hotel in downtown Springfield will be auctioned in December, the state treasurer announced Tuesday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin says he is nominating Assistant Police Chief Robert Williams to succeed Ralph Caldwell as chief of the Springfield Police Department Davlin says he chose the Springfield native for the post Thursday, but it not sure exactly when the appointment will be presented to the city council for approval.

When Helen Lilly retired from the Illinois Department of Revenue three years ago, she didn't anticipate ever returning to the job market.

D&J is an inconspicuous cafe that serves one of the best horseshoe sandwiches in Springfield, Illinois.

A weekend of storytelling for the entire family will be featured when the "Once Upon a Prairie" storytelling festival returns on Friday and Saturday in downtown Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield Mass Transit District bus driver has received a one-day unpaid suspension for wearing a pink necktie to help raise awareness for breast cancer.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. a ' A published report indicates former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office maintained a list of 5,700 state job applicants with political sponsors a ' and hired or promoted 2,500 of them.

Share + Oct 15, 2009 6:30 am US/Central SPRINGFIELD, Ill. A push for sales tax relief for Cook County has stalled in Springfield.

The Illinois Department of Transportation issued a clarification this month on a new law that prohibits schools from using nonconforming vehicles when transporting students to and from activity trips and encourages the use instead of multifunction school activity buses.

Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, R-Lemont, speaks with reporters Wednesday outside Gov.

Updated: Thursday, 15 Oct 2009, 2:01 PM EDT Published : Thursday, 15 Oct 2009, 2:01 PM EDT SPRINGFIELD, Ill.