The Illinois Eagle, a LGBTQA+ nonprofit online newspaper, has opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Springfield.

It's been one year since Misty Buscher became Springfield's mayor. She sat down with the SJ-R for an exclusive interview on multiple topics.

Illinois teachers make more than the national average and are among the highest paid teachers in the country, according to a new report.

The Purple Panthers’ 5-10 senior guard helped steady the ship despite a mid-season coaching change as Litchfield still had its first 20-win season since 2018-19. He averaged 15.8 ppg, 3.5 assists, 3.0 ...

SPRINGFIELD HIGH 5, ROCHESTER 1: At Robin Roberts Stadium, Senators’ leadoff batter Enrico Veach was 3-for-4 with a double, a ...

Here are the local high school softball results from The State Journal-Register's coverage area on Monday, May 6: GILLESPIE 7, GREENVILLE 1: At Greenville, senior pitcher Emma Gipson struck out five ...

A man shot and killed at a mobile home park in unincorporated Springfield has been identified. Here's what we know.

The end of cash bail in Illinois has led to jail populations decreasing, new data shows. More changes could be on the horizon ...

If you're starting to make summer plans now in Illinois, you may want to make sure you have an umbrella packed with you.

Through multiple miscarriages, secondary infertility and several rounds of IVF, we finally got our second baby. I hope our ...

The junior pitcher racked up 11 strikeouts in six innings and the Titans recorded a 4-0 Central State Eight Conference win ...

A 33-year-old Springfield man died after being shot at a mobile home park in unincorporated Springfield Saturday afternoon. Here's what we know.