Springfield News

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.

Illinois Gov. Quinn facing ongoing investigation Bipartisan commission agreed to wait to call former Quinn administration officials.

Catholic officials are making contingency plans to temporarily house and care for some of the tens of thousands of kids streaming across our southern border.

A total of 23 attorneys have filed applications for a Lake County Circuit Court associate judge opening created by the retirement of Joseph Waldeck.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that FBI Director James Comey has named William Woods as special agent in charge of the St. Louis division and Sean Cox as Woods' counterpart in the Springfield division.

Co-authors Joe Sonderman and Cheryl Eichar Jett will be on hand for a slide show presentation and stories about America's Mother Road from its Chicago roots to the Mississippi River.

Two Springfield halfway houses will continue to operate. The city council overrode two of the mayor's vetoes, paving the way for the required zoning changes.

A news release says police were called early Thursday morning and found about five-thousand dollars worth of damage to Luttrell Jewelers, plus thousands in merchandise gone.

The onetime lessee of the Eagle Creek Resort at Lake Shelbyville has filed a three-count lawsuit against the state of Illinois, and is seeking $100,000.

After a light night in sports, Jerry Recco's update was primarily dedicated to previewing tonight's MLB All-Star Game in Minnesota, and WFAN's own Evan Roberts' rather eventful vacation in Springfield, Illinois.

Joe Rogers' The Chili Den Parlor, a landmark in Springfield, Illinois, since 1945 that unexpectedly closed in April, will reopen next month under the same family ownership, but a different name, reported the State Journal-Register .