Petersburg News

Claire Brown's 18th-place finish at the Class 1A Girls State Cross Country Meet last fall landed the Petersburg PORTA High School runner on the all-state team.

By now, your summer fling is either nearing an end, you're thinking about taking the relationship to the next level, or the thought of spending the holiday season alone is depressing the heck out of you.

Porta School District officials hope a new billboard will spark interest in the district.

TROY ALIM , 38, of Springfield, brought his children, 11-year-old Rafi and 10-year-old Jinnah, to see Obama and Biden.

This city's downtown prepared for as many as 30,000 supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his newly-chosen running mate, U.S. Sen.

Springfield-area officials met Friday to discuss legal options to block the move of 150 state transportation jobs to southern Illinois, but reached no conclusion.

Edward Laning was a mural painter whose works are prominent in public buildings around the country.

Marty Claussen was relieved when an expert visited his home just outside of Oakford to confirm that he wasn't crazy.

Marty Claussen was relieved when an expert visited his home just outside of Oakford to confirm that he wasn't crazy.

Marty Claussen was relieved when an expert visited his home just outside of Oakford to confirm that he wasn't crazy.

Marty Claussen was relieved when an expert visited his home just outside of Oakford to confirm that he wasn't crazy.

Marty Claussen was relieved when an expert visited his home just outside of Oakford to confirm that he wasn't crazy.

Marty Claussen was relieved when an expert visited his home just outside of Oakford to confirm that he wasn't crazy.

An advancing cold front colliding with warm and steamy air will spark heavy thunderstorms across much of the Northeast today and tonight.

Forget Fido. Son of Brutality. Havoc. Newsense. Problem Child. These names are the sort favored by Dayton Bodine, proprietor of Killinois Kennels headquartered on North 11th Street in Springfield.

Visitors to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site on Saturday will get a rare peek at the beginnings of the industrial revolution.

Floodwaters in Sangamon County continued to recede Wednesday, with the Sangamon River's level expected to dip below its 23-foot flood stage at Riverton today.

Area lawmakers said Wednesday they view the impeachment memo circulated by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as posturing in a political climate that has largely become about posturing.

Kevin Hardesty says his back yard has filled with water several times before, but this time is too close for comfort.

Got flood photos? E-mail them here. A flood warning continues today for areas near the Sangamon River and other low-lying spots.