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Only six of the 26 incorporated communities in Sangamon County have grown since the start of the decade, the latest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal.

It's been more than 30 years since Sue Levine's father was murdered. The Chicago woman and her family have done what they can to move on with their lives but antiquated Illinois laws are now making that ...

Patricia Davis of Springfield helps carry a giant American flag which headed the 4th of July para... Photo 1 of 7 Neighbors George Fitchett, left, and Lloyd Freese enjoy sideline seats in Freese's front yard as ...

Mayors of Springfield come and go. Which one did the best job for the city? Answering that question is going to take some knowledge of Springfield history, especially for people who don't recall Mayor Nelson ...

Jerome, Illinois Lightning Flash Video This is a very short video of just one flash of lightning, slowed down so that it shows the multiple flashes, and multiple paths that can make up one flash of lightning.

Jerome, Illinois - Tree Blossoms On A Spring Morning - May 25th, 2008 A cooler and gentler Spring has allowed most blooming trees to reach full bloom.

“I spent the earthquake watching a bouquet of roses dance on my coffee table”

Windows rattled, beds shook, family pets woke up and knickknacks tumbled off shelves. via State Journal-Register

“People are reading parts they want to read. Our intention isn't just to have a park smack-dab in the middle of MacArthur. We want to see it cleaned up.”

Want to check the pulse of Springfield? The Internet may be the last place to go. via Illinois Times

A 37-year-old parolee was arrested for various offenses after he was allegedly caught breaking into a soda machine outside Henry's Washer Service, 1330 W. Wabash Ave., early Sunday. via State Journal-Register

“It seems like nobody's communicating. I'm sure somebody had to go, 'Hey, this might be an issue coming up.' "It seems like they're nailing everybody at once. I don't understand why they don't think ahead.”

The average city and suburban sewer bill will go up by almost 400 percent by 2016 under a Springfield Metro Sanitary District rate increase that was passed quietly this week. via State Journal-Register

“When I was a kid, anything you wanted was on MacArthur”

Even many of their parents are too young to recall the days when the Red Grill restaurant, Woolco store, and automotive center stood there. via Illinois Times

“It gives us a little bit of a competitive edge.”

Mark Kloever has a question for the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce. "Do they want to drive business away?" asks Kloever, who owns a jewelry store on South Fifth Street. via State Journal-Register

Authorities caught one of at least two men who broke into a woman's home and beat her boyfriend early today in the 700 block of West Lenox Avenue. via State Journal-Register

“Maybe I am saying this to cover my back, but the taxes are going up, and I didn't do it”

A blue-ribbon panel will try to figure out how to solve the city's looming police and firefighter pension crisis, Mayor Tim Davlin said Friday. via State Journal-Register

“I have a feeling they're going to find a way to put the screws to me”

Ed Skube has come up with perhaps the most ingenious way to deal with the smoking ban that will go into effect throughout Illinois at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. via State Journal-Register

“I'd stand behind him 100 percent”

It will take Mary and Thomas Bloomfield several years to pay off the $3,000 bill they received when emergency room doctors at Carlinville Area Hospital diagnosed their 12-year-old son with a urinary-tract ... via State Journal-Register

“If you don't have any sense of what you want to see, grab a great name and ask for it - you'll find that usually we have it”

Photography Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago I n 1922, a geologist and paleontologist from Danville named William Gurley commemorated his late mother with a major gift to the Art Institute of Chicago - ... via Chicago Magazine

“At some point, I had to get out of the business.”

Screenwriter Allan Loeb's overnight success took 14 years.

The Highland Park native, who wrote the Halle Berry/Benicio Del Toro drama 'Things We Lost in the Fire,' spent years, if not as an aimless wanderer, then at least as journeyman with a healthy disregard for the compass. He dropped out of college, followed the Grateful Dead and worked at the Chicago Board of Trade before moving to Los Angeles to pursue the screen trade.

Below, Loeb tells Screen Scene about his career, his love for the Dead and belated success. Read more

“I love what I'm doing, as hokey as that sounds”

The predictable dcor of hotel rooms doesn't hold a candle to the luxury treatment offered up at the Inn at 835, this year's reader's choice for Best Bed & Breakfast and Best Place for a Wedding Reception. via Illinois Times

“We take it very seriously whenever a laser shows up on an officer or any citizen of the city. You have to assume that it is a targeting or a sight for a firearm”

There are a lot of sure-fire ways to land oneself in a cell at the Sangamon County Jail. via State Journal-Register