Carla Jimenez
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Springfield, IL, United States
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Springfield man helps decorate White House for Christmas
When Dennis Brasier of Springfield got an email encouraging him to apply to be a volunteer to decorate the White House for Christmas, he never thought in → Read More
Sisti picked to replace Lopez as school board vice president
The Springfield School Board voted 4-2 Monday to make Jamie Sisti its temporary vice president.Board President Mike Zimmers explained the decision to vote → Read More
Menard County voters to decide on 1 percent sales tax for schools
Voters in Menard County on Tuesday will decide whether to raise sales taxes throughout the county by 1 percentage point to increase revenue for school → Read More
District 186 elementary, middle school test scores fall slightly
Newly released data show that in Springfield Public Schools in 2018, the number of students who met or exceeded expectations on PARCC testing in third → Read More
Taylorville board delays decision to close Stonington school
STONINGTON — The atmosphere was tense Monday evening in the gymnasium at Stonington Elementary School as members of the community argued with the Taylorville Board of Education to keep the school open.Ultimately, board members decided to postpone a closure decision and instead form a task force that would look into alternative funding options in an attempt to keep the school open.The proposal to… → Read More
After 60 years, high school friends still meet for lunch every month
Most high school reunions happen at five-year increments. But the women of Sacred Heart Academy’s class of 1954 have their own reunion every month at Casey’s Pub, where they’ve met for lunch for years now.The women, now 82 years old, have been meeting regularly in some capacity for more than 60 years. The number has dwindled as class members have died, but up to 14 women still come to the… → Read More
District 186 monitoring MAP test scores
After the first year of using Measures of Academic Progress, or MAP, assessments, average scores this fall show students across the Springfield School → Read More
Taylorville School District considers closing Stonington Elementary
The Board of Education for the Taylorville School District is discussing a plan that would close Stonington Elementary School by the end of this year. The → Read More
Exterminators to spray for roaches in Butler Elementary School kitchen
Exterminators will come to Butler Elementary School on Friday evening to take care of a cockroach problem in the school kitchen.Staff members at Butler → Read More
Officials practice active shooter response at Springfield High
First responders, in conjunction with District 186, played out two scenarios during an active shooter drill at Springfield High School on Monday morning. → Read More
Replacement plan for Hazel Dell, Laketown dependent on sales tax vote
One of the biggest projects in the first phase of the Springfield School District’s facilities master plan is consolidating Hazel Dell and Laketown elementary schools into a new building.But even before the plan was revealed, Hazel Dell principal Jamar Scott said the idea of bringing the schools together had always been in the works.“We’ve pretty much known at some point this has to happen… → Read More
Gill presents first phase of District 186 facilities improvement plan
The first phase of the Springfield School District's proposed master plan to improve its facilities will prioritize security upgrades and adding elevators → Read More
UIS unveils new name, searchlights for performance venues
If you were at Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield Sunday night for comedian Jay Leno's show, you noticed some changes in the → Read More
30th annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair draws crowd
Saturday and Sunday may have been the 30th annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair, but it was Layl McDill’s first time presenting her work at the fair. → Read More
FDA calls teens' e-cigarette use an 'epidemic'
U.S. health officials on Wednesday called teenage use of e-cigarettes and other vaping materials an “epidemic,” citing the growing number of → Read More
Springfield teen, photographer reunite on 9/11 for another portrait session
Everyone who’s old enough to remember knows where they were on Sept. 11, 2001.On that day, local photographer Sarah Petty was getting ready to take → Read More
New French horn carries on memory of Sherman teenager
Adam Clack had a lot of plans for the summer of 2018.The 14-year-old Sherman teenager was on the cusp of graduating from Williamsville Junior High School → Read More
SIU med school residents learn to handle emergencies in unique situations
Clara was by herself when her water broke.She was 39 weeks pregnant on a solo camping trip as the contractions started. Hikers passing by her cabin heard → Read More
Hot beef sundae, turtle funnel cake win top prizes at Illinois State Fair food contest
For the first time ever, two food vendors were crowned winners of Golden Abe's Fantastic Fair Food Competition at the Illinois State Fair.Ken Haarstad → Read More
160th edition of Illinois State Fair kicks off Thursday
In the 200 years of Illinois’ existence, 160 of them will have included the Illinois State Fair.The fair has changed in many ways since the first one in 1853, but it continues to bring in people from all over the state, and even some from out of state.But what keeps the annual celebration of state agriculture, which begins Thursday and runs through Aug. 19, relevant?GrandstandThe Illinois State… → Read More