Nighttime Bus Service In Springfield Marks 15 Years

Springfield police are celebrating the news that the department has been formally accredited. The Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, or ILEAP, awarded Springfield Police the highest ranking available – Tier 2 status. The department had to demonstrate compliance with 180 professional standards, including community engagement and victim/witness services in...

Jobs increased in Springfield this past December, while unemployment fell across the Springfield area. The local jobless rate fell to 3.6% – down from 3.9% in November, and the 4% unemployment rate in December of 2021. The Springfield area added over 3,000 jobs across the past 12 months –...

Springfield seems to have gotten off easy from the first major winter storm of 2023. Snowfall totals in the immediate Springfield area averaged around two to three inches, lower than the predictions earlier in the week. The snow was heavier south and east of Springfield, and caused headaches for drivers all over.

On the heels of programs to give high school students in Springfield a chance to study building trades or the medical field, and as yoga and wellness classes in elementary schools continue to be discussed by the Springfield School Board, further innovation will be seen in Springfield schools this next academic year.

A new documentary about the 1960s restoration of the Old State Capitol – in which the building was taken apart brick-by-brick and then reassembled – will be aired next month on public television stations around Illinois. The 30-minute documentary, from the combined efforts and imaginations of Storyteller Studios...

The Springfield mayoral candidates showcased their diverging attitudes and perspectives concerning the future of the old Wyndham City Centre downtown. The current owner of the famous 30-story hotel, New York company Goodhomes, still wants to convert dozens of units to apartments, saying it needs those tenants to remain financially solvent in the venture.

The Springfield school board will hear more in February regarding a proposal to spend more than $200,000 on a program to bring yoga and mindfulness classes to the city’s elementary schools. While local advocates have been pushing for some variation on this proposal since at least 2017, the idea...

Significant differences are on display between the candidates for Springfield mayor as they met in their first candidates forum, heard live on WMAY. Incumbent Mayor Jim Langfelder and city Treasurer Misty Buscher will meet in the April general election. Buscher says city government’s minority hiring record under Langfelder is “dismal,” while Langfelder said his administration has made great strides in building trust between the police department and minority communities. Langfelder left the door open for the return of paid metered parking downtown, with the adoption of smart parking meters… but Buscher says she would do away with the meters entirely.

The young man who was struck by a train earlier this week in Springfield has succumbed to his injuries. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says 18-year-old Logan Pierceall died Thursday evening at HSHS St. John’s Hospital from the multiple, blunt force injuries he suffered when he was hit by the train Tuesday morning near Camp Butler and Laverna Roads.

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees has approved a tuition increase for in-state freshmen who will begin school next fall at the Champaign-Urbana and Chicago campuses. Incoming freshmen from Illinois will see a 1.9% increase in their tuition. With the increase, the base in-state tuition for undergraduates at the...

A new documentary tells the story of one of the most ambitious restoration projects in Springfield history… the 1960s project to dismantle the Old State Capitol brick by brick, and then rebuild it to its original specifications. An invitation-only screening of that documentary, called “History Reborn,” will be held...

College tuition is on the rise for some in Illinois this academic year – but for those attending the University of Illinois Springfield, that hike will not be felt. Meanwhile, for incoming freshmen at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, as well as Chicago, students’ personal budgets will likely be more constrained than ever before.

Daily American Airlines direct flights between Springfield and Dallas are coming to an end as of June 1, 2023. American Airlines is ending its Dallas flights because of low ridership and will switch to a twice-daily flight from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Chicago’s O’Hare International. American joins...

One of the best bands in Springfield hit the Motorheads stage on Saturday, January 28th at 8p! Check out their video below. It’s going to be a great night for local music!