The annual Springfield Oyster & Beer Feztival will be returning this year at a new location and with a slightly different name, thanks to its new sponsor. Ansar Shrine, a Springfield-based fraternal ...

Opponents of a proposed $500 million data center in southwestern Sangamon County went away disappointed and angry but unbowed, while officials from a Dallas-based company left smiling, after a pair of ...

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourself. In your relationships ...

Following a prison sentence, engineer collects nearly $1.5 million from same state agency he was convicted of defrauding.

Career fairs and networking events do more than introduce students to employers. They open doors to possibility. At Lincoln ...

Here we go taking a stroll through the first full weekend of March, with a whole bunch of happenings and heralding, notes and news, write-ups and rundowns, plus much music being made. Let’s march on ...

Sows produce huge litters The runt pig is often too weak to force its way amongst its jostling siblings to reach a tit Without milk, the runt perishes Sometimes though the runt is brought into the Big ...

At a time when it’s easy to take a step back, the Urban League is stepping up.” Those were the words of Springfield Urban League President and CEO Dr. Marcus Johnson during a Dec. 2 Springfield City ...

The old Pillsbury Mills plant is being razed on the north end. Meanwhile, artifacts from the plant have gone on display in a new exhibit at the ALPLM. Moving Pillsbury Forward, in conjunction with the ...

Several of Springfield’s city council members voiced concern that the city’s rate of spending could lead to future shortfalls, but a majority still approved a new fiscal year budget of almost $203 ...

It is a rare male who, having achieved some success of the usual sort, can resist the conclusion that it must be because he is very intelligent or very virtuous. And being public-spirited, such a man ...

Each year, Illinois Times publishes an article on the status of Springfield District 186 Schools. Across the district, teachers, staff and administrators give their all, pouring their heart and soul ...