Sangamon County News

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, administered by the Sangamon County Department of Community Resources , is designed to help low-income households pay for energy services.

In Peoria, the power of the pocketbook helps persuade owners of biting dogs that euthanasia is a good idea.

Authorities in Springfield have issued arrest warrants for 20 people, including three alleged ringleaders, in a scheme in which people would work just long enough at a job to receive a paycheck, then forge more ...

Sandra Johnson received an unwanted neighborhood welcome Sunday morning when she was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull.

Sangamon County authorities have charged a 39-year-old Springfield man with three counts of tattooing minors without a parent's permission.

Postal carrier Calvin Shepherd Sr. plans to return to his same delivery route once he recovers from an attack Tuesday by two pit bulls.

A 54-year-old Mount Auburn man died late Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident that left him trapped inside the pickup he was a passenger in.

Bullets have flown in Springfield over the past week, but police said Tuesday the number of shootings this year is down overall compared to last year.

Arrest warrants have been issued for 20 people, including three alleged ringleaders, in a scheme in which people would work just long enough at a job to receive a paycheck, then forge more copies of the check ...

A man who walked into the Sangamon County Jail on Monday night, gun in hand, to surrender after allegedly shooting another man, already was on parole for a gun crime.

A day after one teen was fatally shot, another was taken to the hospital with what police described as "serious" gunshot wounds Monday night.

Springfield on Thursday was all about traffic. And this does not even take into account the hassles of attempting to drive around closed railroad crossings, gasoline leaks and resurfacing projects.

A Springfield man's bid to be released from prison by claiming he is no longer a sexually dangerous person has been denied.

The Sangamon County Fair in New Berlin opened Wednesday, offering a mixture of traditional fair favorites with some new attractions.

The children are ages 10 and 13, so police are very concerned they'll be left out in the elements tonight.

The capital city may have to look beyond the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum when it comes to bringing more people to town.

Bond was set at $250,000 Friday for a southwest suburban man charged with reckless homicide for fatally striking an IDOT contractor and injuring another in a Wednesday hit-and-run on I-57 on the Far South Side.

Flooded farm fields in central Illinois and across the Midwest helped drive corn prices to a record high for the fourth day in a row Tuesday, and analysts warned it could mean higher prices at the supermarket ...

The conviction of Antoin "Tony" Rezko on corruption charges creates a lot of incentive for him to cooperate with federal authorities who may be building other cases, a former state and federal prosecutor says.

Thousands in Springfield packed into the Old State Capitol Plaza back in 2007 to watch a freshman senator from Illinois announce his unlikely bid for the White House.