Sangamon County News

A Minnesota trucker who had missing since at least Wednesday was found dead Friday morning at the Marathon station in Divernon.

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.

Logan County Emergency Management Director Dan Fulscher is correct: Precipitation at any time in central Illinois is quite normal.

Following are 15 inmates in the Sangamon County Jail who have been behind bars for more than 365 days.

In the wake of a rash of dog-bite incidents, including a report of another postal carrier bitten during the weekend, the U.S. Postal Service in Springfield is refusing to deliver mail to homes with a history of ...

A man was arrested Monday evening after police caught him with hundreds of allegedly bootlegged movies and music CDs inside his car.

An analysis of plans to move the Department of Transportation's traffic safety division to Harrisburg has found it will cost Sangamon County $9 million and dozens of jobs.

Nearly two years after plans were announced, groundwork has begun for construction of a wind turbine on the site of a reclaimed coal mine along Interstate 55 south of Springfield.

Associated Press - July 9, 2008 6:44 AM ET SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A former employee of the secretary of state's office who is suspected of taking documents containing Social Security numbers and other personal ...

The Sangamon County Board has put more teeth in its animal control ordinance. On Tuesday, the board approved giving the county's animal control officers the authority to cite owners of nuisance animals in ...

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, administered by the Sangamon County Department of Community Resources , is designed to help low-income households pay for energy services.

In Peoria, the power of the pocketbook helps persuade owners of biting dogs that euthanasia is a good idea.

Authorities in Springfield have issued arrest warrants for 20 people, including three alleged ringleaders, in a scheme in which people would work just long enough at a job to receive a paycheck, then forge more ...

Sandra Johnson received an unwanted neighborhood welcome Sunday morning when she was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull.

Sangamon County authorities have charged a 39-year-old Springfield man with three counts of tattooing minors without a parent's permission.

Postal carrier Calvin Shepherd Sr. plans to return to his same delivery route once he recovers from an attack Tuesday by two pit bulls.

A 54-year-old Mount Auburn man died late Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident that left him trapped inside the pickup he was a passenger in.

Bullets have flown in Springfield over the past week, but police said Tuesday the number of shootings this year is down overall compared to last year.

Arrest warrants have been issued for 20 people, including three alleged ringleaders, in a scheme in which people would work just long enough at a job to receive a paycheck, then forge more copies of the check ...

A man who walked into the Sangamon County Jail on Monday night, gun in hand, to surrender after allegedly shooting another man, already was on parole for a gun crime.