Springfield News

Two Springfield men face murder charges after being indicted Thursday in the stabbing death of 59-year old James Goins back in May. Goins' body was found behind Club Station House May 26th.

The Korean War National Museum in Springfield was re-dedicated the same way Fighting in the Korean War ended with Marine Bob Ericson playing taps on his bugle.

State Police are trying to find another round of police impersonators - this time ones who robbed, tied up and gagged the victim.

The construction equipment company's adjusted profit topped Wall Street's view, but revenue fell short.

Longtime, local businessman, Terry Robert Grant, 73, of Taylorville, IL, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 11:50 a.m. at his home.

For Springfieldites in the Land of Lincoln, it seems that almost all the Lincoln sites are right here in Central Illinois.

Perhaps Illinois' latest sunshine flap, in which citizens are being denied concealed carry permits and FOID cards without explanation, will enlighten more people about the far-reaching perils of government secrecy.

Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputies say a lockdown at the Lincoln Place Mobile Home park in unincorporated Springfield near Riverton has ended.

An Iowa filmmaker is partnering with the Lincoln Monument Association to make a documentary about Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois.

South Bend's historic Lincoln carriage will roll out of town next year to spend two months on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The vehicle, which is on permanent display at Studebaker National Museum, is the carriage that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife rode to Ford's Theatre on ... (more)

The Illinois Secretary of State's office has closed its Howlett Building in Springfield for the day because of a small fire.

With 11 months to go until deadline, Illinois officials are still working out the details of upcoming mergers of Regional Offices of Education around the state.

Thirteen medical students are getting a look at life inside a research laboratory during a summer research program at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

Rebecca Vieyra is a science teacher at Cary-Grove High School and former finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

In this Thursday, July 17, 2014 photo construction workers build a commercial complex in Springfield, Ill.

In this Thursday, July 17, 2014 photo construction workers build a commercial complex in Springfield, Ill.

Casey Kasem's body has vanished from a funeral home, making him the latest victim of a long tradition of famous stolen corpses.

The program selects individuals to receive "paid for" specialized training based on the needs of local employers.

Springfield police say they've issued hundreds of citations to people using cellphones while driving more than six months after a state-wide ban took effect.

The piA s de rA©sistance of the Lincoln experience in Springfield is undoubtedly the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, both entities located directly across the street from each other in the center of downtown.