Rampant and haphazard growth after the Civil War left Springfield dirty, dangerous, unhealthful and inconvenient. The race riots in 1908 left the city’s worthy citizens with what we might call a ...

Illinois' best-known city might be Chicago, but outside that bustling metropolis, the state also offers a capital sure to ...

Springfield, the site of the very first paid professional women’s baseball game of any kind, will soon be home again to women ...

The Veterans Day parade will step off in downtown Springfield at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11. It will proceed down Capitol Avenue to ...

SPRINGFIELD -- City of Springfield firefighters have a new four-year contract, which, for the first time in history, was ...

Two Illinois cities were named in the top five best affordable places to live, and neither are in Chicagoland.

Springfield City Council voted Wednesday night to consider creating a landlord licensing program. The initiative would also ...

An alderperson is pushing back against tiny homes for veterans. The Alderman has also begun to work with Corporation Counsel Greg Moredock to look into the project permits and hearings from the recent ...

The Women’s Pro Baseball League will kick off its inaugural season next summer, and Illinois’ capital will play host to that ...

The most affordable place to live in the United States is hidden in the heart of Illinois. A new ranking by the U.S. News and World Report lists Decatur, Illinois, as the top pick for affordability in ...