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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers thought they sent the governor a bare-bones budget to keep state agencies running during a financial crisis.

Here's a look at some of the key dates and events from Pat Quinn's first 100 days as governor of Illinois: Jan.

A firefighter's best friend, a trumpet player, a cheerleader who is active at her church, a teen mentor, a camp counselor and a senior with more than 100 hours of community service completed just this year are the finalists to win the fourth annual Top Teen Award.

LAST MONTH, area transportation planners released a list of priorities for use of the area's federal stimulus money.

A MacArthur Park Apartments resident is organizing a Neighborhood Watch group to unite tenants who care about their homes and help efforts to reduce crime in and around the complex.

SPRINGFIELD – After being off-limits to pension reformers for years, public employee pensions are suddenly in the cross hairs of Illinois budget cutters.

Changing the residency rules for Springfield city workers won't be easy. Some aldermen said they have concerns about requiring city employees to live inside the city, especially if the rules were applied to any of the current 1,725 employees.

Just months after the Grandview Village Board voted to ban leaf burning, residents will weigh in on whether the ban should be lifted.

Dean Grove of Jerome, Ill., takes advantage of the dry, sunny weather to fish at Washington Park in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, June, 23, 1998.

A proposed tax on retail package liquor purchases in Springfield probably will be a tough sell.

Got goat milk? Ed Eck sure does. In fact, it has been a big part of his family's diet since the 1960s.

The village board Monday night agreed to a new water contract with Springfield's City Water, Light and Power as long as the agreement contains an early termination clause.

Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday chose an advocate for children's issues as his chief of staff and a former federal prosecutor as his top lawyer as he continued to put a new team in place.

Country Market, the independently owned local grocery surrounded by outdoor displays of flowers in the summer and pumpkins in the fall, opened Monday in a new building that moves the business from Jerome to ...

Whether your pocket is recession-tight, you want to "go green" or you have a creative side that needs an outlet, Springfield offers several opportunities to find used furniture ripe for rehabbing on the cheap.

The holidays, it often is said, bring out the best in people. If this year's participation in the 48th annual Friend-in-Deed campaign is any indication, that statement is true for the Springfield area.