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The annual St. Patrick's Day parade won't happen in Springfield next weekend because of the pandemic... but ba...

Illinois has set another one-day record for COVID-19 vaccinations, with almost 132,000 doses administered arou...

By WMAY Newsroom Shutterstock Springfield city officials have taken pre-emptive action against another large private party in an effort to avoid a replay of a deadly incident last month. After that large-scale unsanctioned event at 11 th and South Grand resulted in a mass shooting that left one person dead, the city went to court and obtained a restraining order against a party planned for Saturday night at a hotel on J. David Jones Parkway. Officials say they will continue to take action to prevent such events from occurring in violation of city zoning and business rules.

By WMAY Newsroom (Facebook / Memorial Health System) The head of Memorial Health System is urging Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder to reconsider funding cuts to the Springfield Fire Department. Aldermen last month approved slashing $1.4 million from the department’s budget. But Memorial CEO Ed Curtis says if those cuts lead to layoffs, it could delay response time for firefighters dealing with medical emergencies… which in turn could lead to worse outcomes for patients. Langfelder says he thinks the cuts can be handled through greater efficiency and attrition. “I’m writing to ...

Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder is holding out the possibility of coming back to the City Council later in th...