A Springfield, Illinois, animal shelter was destroyed by a swath of storms moving across the Midwest June 11. See the aftermath.

The federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States will mean that various places around the city will be open and closed.

A storm packing strong winds and possibly a tornado caused significant damage Wednesday night to Springfield's Animal Protective League facility on the north end of the city. The group Friends of the Animal Protective League posted afterward that all the animals are safe,

SPRINGFIELD – Central Illinois is expected to be hot and rainy this week. The hottest days will be Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday shows a heat index of 98 degrees on Tuesday, according to an infographic from the National Weather Service.

After passing long-sought regulations on the insurance and AI industries, lawmakers' highest profile topics to tackle will also be the toughest.

The criteria for triggering the alerting system weren't met last week, Springfield Fire Chief Nick Zummo explained.

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Organized labor, one of the Democratic Party’s most politically active and reliable constituencies, issued a stinging rebuke to the state’s one-party Democratic rule on Wednesday when the Illinois

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The owner of multiple daycare centers in central Illinois recently faced DCFS violations, all while a federal lawsuit is still ongoing.