The Springfield Public Schools board of education approved its budget for the next fiscal year beginning on July 1.

A function of School Board policy 8130.7, the process isn’t used often, according to Springfield School Board representative Elizabeth Schultz. “But it has its place,” she said.

The Springfield R-12 Board of Education met to vote on a $369 million budget just days before the fiscal year begins on Tuesday, June 24. Springfield Public Schools’ (SPS) ...

Politicians still have time to throw their hats into one of the rings, but here are the top candidates for several US House districts next year in Illinois.

The United Way event, in its 33rd year, is expected to rally more than 1,400 volunteers to provide an estimated $227,631 ...

Candidates are beginning to line up for the Democratic primary in the 52nd House district. Erin Chan Ding, who retained her ...

By the end of the coming year, Springfield Public Schools wants all of its buses to have air conditioning. Here's how it wants to make that happen.

As a young child, Mary Jo McDonald spent years in foster care and was on the list to be adopted by a new family. That all changed when her troubled mother found the strength to change. McDonald ...

Voters in the York Suburban School District will have choices on the fall ballot for four school board seats after the May 20 primary nominated different slates for each major party.

A Burnley primary school is celebrating receiving an award for its commitment to improving outcomes for pupils with special educational needs. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Burnley ...

Voters in Northeast Ohio will decide on school levies and bond issues in the May 6 primary election. ... The Springfield Local School District is placing two levy renewals on the May 6 ballot.