Jobs attracted thousands of Haitians to Springfield, and employers were ecstatic. But then an immigrant driver was involved in a fatal school bus crash. And JD Vance entered the fray. By Miriam ...

School has started, temperatures will (hopefully) drop soon and some of Springfield's most iconic events are on the calendar. One of these is the Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale, Sept.

COVID-19 appears to have made a summer surge. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the percentage of people in the United States reporting positive tests for the SARS-CoV ...

Peoria appears poised to take a different path forward on combatting homelessness than some of its smaller neighboring cities in the wake of a Supreme Court decision that ruled cities have a right ...

After a brief stint, the charming cafe serving sweetness at Prairie Crossing has closed doors over the weekend for good. Fans of Sweet Basil Cafe, a popular breakfast and lunch location for gluten ...

At long last, game week has arrived! The Iowa Hawkeyes open up their 2024 campaign with a home date inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. versus the Illinois State Redbirds. Iowa ...

The Hawkeyes return two defensive players -- Sebastian Castro and Jay Higgins -- who garnered All-America distinction during the 2023 season. Iowa returns 19 starters -- nine on offense, eight on ...

Illinois nurtured the nation’s greatest president in Abraham Lincoln. It is the birthplace of iconic Republican President Ronald Reagan and the state where Democrat Barack Obama, the country’s ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - A voter shows her “I voted” sticker after casting her ballot in Chicago, March 19, 2024. (AP ...

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