By the books, the official start of Spring is Friday March 20th at 9:46 AM, but it already feels like Spring is in full swing. A warm front lifting through ...

The Illini are 25.5 point favorites over the Penn Quakers in the Round of 64. Illinois is healthy, and Penn is not. Penn’s top scorer Ethan Roberts (16.9 PPG and 40% from three) won’t play in the NCAA ...

The Illinois Lottery announced that the winner of the $536 million Mega Millions® jackpot has officially come forward to claim their historic prize.

Paula Crouch has won the Republican primary for Sangamon County sheriff. Crouch beat David Timm. Crouch won by 54% with 9,131 ...

The City of Springfield voted 7-2 to pay for the Springfield Police Department’s armored vehicle replacement, after weeks of debate and discussion.

Illinois lost to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament, hurting its chances for a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament — Iowa State could take it instead.

Visit Springfield is currently accepting applications for 2026 Local Tourism Grants. Grants will be accepted until 3pm on April 13, 2026. A total of $35,000 has been allotted. Grant funds will be ...

On the morning March 15, the Mattoon Fire Department was dispatched to 2513 Dewitt at 03:38 A.M for a possible structure fire.

No. 3 Illinois will face No. 14 Penn in the Round of 64 in the South Region. The Illini are 24.5 point favorites. Tip-off is Thursday at 8:25 PM on TNT. If Illinois beats Penn, they’d face No. 11 VCU/ ...

Cloudy with scattered showers and storms, particularly in the afternoon and evening. Some strong to severe storms are possible. Much colder at night causing rain to switch ...

Danville Police arrested three teenagers in the stabbing of a 34-year-old woman Thursday. On March 12, at approximately 3:53 p.m., a Danville Police officer conducting routine patrol in the area of ...