A once towering Northern Catalpa tree that stood along a rural highway in Menard County was toppled by a recent storm.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois financial year 2026 budget bill was released Friday with a total of $55.2 billion in spending. The first draft of the proposal has been negotiated long behind ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — State lawmakers Thursday took the baby step toward passing a budget by sending shell bills to their respective chambers. Shell bills are placeholders for incoming ...

Periodical cicadas in Springfield, Illinois. Researchers now know more ... that data point gets added to an ever-evolving map that helps experts track the insects and learn more about their ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Illinois lawmakers are debating legislation that could seal the criminal records of up to 3 million residents who have served their sentences for non-violent offenses ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Democrats introduced what a leading budgeteer described as a $55 billion budget Friday evening ahead of a Saturday deadline to pass the fiscal year 2026 spending plan.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — City Water, Light and Power (CWLP) issued a boil order affecting 64 water customers in the Skyline Heights neighborhood of Springfield. It is expected to stay in place ...

Shortly after Noem’s visit, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat, criticized her for visiting Springfield on the same day as the national deadline for air travelers to ...

Traveling Route 66? One of the first stops to make is in Springfield, Illinois. With so much to see, do, and taste, there are ...

JB Pritzker (D-IL) for how she said he had “invited ... country and deporting illegal immigrants without due process. Springfield became a national narrative in the 2024 presidential campaign ...