Zach Roth
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Crowds turn out for St. Patrick's Day Parade through downtown Springfield
The Ryan family served as grand marshals of the parade leading 94 different groups through downtown Springfield as part of the annual celebration → Read More
Springfield non-profits step up to provide relief to Turkey-Syria earthquake victims
The groups joined forces to send food and personal care items to the region on the same day the state of Illinois sent medical equipment to the area → Read More
Springfield will be primary home for state's new behavioral health education center
SIU's Kari Wolf will lead the workforce program unveiled as the state repurposes Choate Mental Health and Development Center amid reports of abuse → Read More
Fans line up overnight in anticipation of Raising Cane's opening in Springfield
Some loyal 'caniacs' camped out overnight to be among the first to try the chicken finger chain's popular meals and a chance for prizes and gifts → Read More
About 300 take a chilly plunge into Lake Springfield to benefit Special Olympics
The bone-chilling dip raises money to provide athletes with gear and equipment needed for local, state, and national Special Olympics competitions → Read More
Windy, rainy conditions causing power outages in central Illinois
CWLP said that 1,531 customers were without power as of noon Friday; outages affected over 2,200 Ameren customers causing Rochester schools to close → Read More
One person dead after a single-vehicle accident on Lake Shore Drive near Lake Springfield
The Springfield Police Department and Sangamon County coroner are investigating the crash that happened about 2 a.m. Friday → Read More
Heavy rains and high winds are likely to strike Friday. Here's what you need to know
Rain and high winds will be most prominent Friday morning, with wind gusts reaching near 50 mph. → Read More
Sangamon County releases list of safest dining establishments, kitchens for 2022
Locations honored ranged from local restaurants to golf courses to schools. → Read More
Meet Brad Carlson, Ward 7 candidate for Springfield City Council
Carlson, who has held a variety of local, state and federal jobs, and John Houlihan are vying to replace Joe McMenamin, who is term-limited → Read More
Meet Sam Cahnman, Ward 5 candidate for Springfield City Council
Cahnman and write-in candidate Calvin Pitts are seeking to unseat Lakeisha Purchase, the incumbent alderwoman appointed in 2021 → Read More
Alter Bridge and Mammoth WVH to hit Illinois State Fair Grandstand Aug. 16
The headliner has sold more than 5 million records and earned two top-10 albums on the Billboard charts with their latest album released last year → Read More
Meet Jason Ratts, Ward 4 candidate for Springfield City Council
Ratts and two other candidates - David Yankee and Larry Rockford - are vying to replace John Fulgenzi who announced his retirement last June. → Read More
Students put their minds to the test in Rube Goldberg competition at Lincoln Land
The contest was sponsored by the Sangamon County chapter of Engineer in the Classroom, a group that provides lessons to 5th grade students. → Read More
Parts of MacArthur Boulevard to be closed starting Monday for water main repair
The work is expected to take about five days, according to CWLP and could be rescheduled depending on weather conditions → Read More
Tornado watch in effect for Sangamon, Christian, Montgomery, Macoupin and Morgan counties
A line of thunderstorms originating in Missouri will make its way into Illinois, providing the potential for severe weather through early evening → Read More
Springfield man killed early Tuesday morning following a single-car crash on I-72
Illinois State Police are investigating what caused the crash that happened in Macon County about 1:15 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the highway → Read More
Illinois 29 bridge reconstruction in Christian County to begin March 1
The $5.6 million project in will widen the road, replace the bridge deck making it more structurally sound and is scheduled for completion in December → Read More
UIS students, faculty, staff review campus security including creating a mindset to stay safe
Tutorials focused on surviving an attack along with emergency notification systems are part of a campus violence prevention plan → Read More
Springfield Tuesday Morning store among more than 250 to close following company's bankruptcy
Closings are expected later this year for the discount household goods retailer that has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy twice in three years → Read More