An employee at a Springfield restaurant dropped a cooked potato on the floor and then put it back in a container of cooked potatoes to serve, according to a Dec. 3 report by the Springfield-Greene ...

The Springfield XD-E is a slim, hammer-fired DA/SA carry pistol built around a single-stack magazine, a low-effort slide, and Springfield’s Mod.2 ergonomics ...

The Springfield SA-35 is a modernized, forged-steel evolution of the Browning Hi-Power—retaining its single-action operation, 15-round magazine capacity, and classic ergonomics while addressing key ...

It's time to say goodbye to another classic Springfield resident, as The Simpsons has killed off Alice Glick, the elderly organist at the First Church of Springfield. Alice Glick was a minor character ...

Fans of The Simpsons just said a final goodbye to one of Springfield’s longtime background characters. In a recent episode that aired on Nov. 16, church organist Alice Glick died unexpectedly during a ...

For years, residents across Illinois have voiced understandable frustration about rising municipal taxes. But the truth is, much of what drives those local costs doesn’t start at the village hall it ...

Wittenberg University in Springfield’s accreditation status has been changed to “accredited on probation” due to ongoing financial concerns. “Probation is a public sanction that allows the institution ...

Illinois State Board of Education recently published its annual Illinois Report Card. The report card contains data on things like standardized test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.

Police were called out to the 1500 block of Highland Avenue shortly before 6 a.m. A 911 caller told a dispatcher that she woke up and found her boyfriend lying in a puddle of blood. “I don’t know if ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The FBI Springfield Field Office said its agents, alongside state and local partners, made 35 arrests across central and southern Illinois as part of the national “Summer ...