SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — Schools across Illinois are reporting a teacher shortage. The Illinois State Board of Education ...

Springfield Police are investigating the death of an adult woman after a farmer reported finding a body in a field Tuesday ...

In 2018, voters in Sangamon County approved a 1% tax increase for schools. That funding has helped District 186 complete renovations or reconstructions of several of ...

A Springfield man has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing another Springfield man over the weekend.

Springfield Police detectives arrested Emmanuel K. Watts, 30, on March 8, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m. in connection with ...

A 38-year-old Springfield man was taken into custody for the shooting death of another Springfield man on Saturday. At ...

The Allerton Park and Retreat Center near Monticello is one of the best known natural areas in Central Illinois. It had been ...

The Abraham Lincoln Council of Scouting America once again is Scouting for Food. The council-wide food drive will happen over two Saturdays. Scouts will distribute plastic grocery bags in neighbors on ...

A fight at a Springfield high school last week was the latest in the school district. Now, leaders are looking for answers.

A Springfield man who was shot and killed last weekend has been identified by the authorities. Here's what we know.

Work planned on Angle Crossing Road DECATUR — Road repairs will cause a portion of Angle Crossing Road to be temporarily closed. An Indian Country teen's death, unemployed federal workers and the ...

Dateline: Mystery On The Mississippi tells the story of Cory and Curtis Lovelace, who were a married couple in Quincy, ...