Everson Pierce, 28, is charged with being the organizer of a continuing financial crimes enterprise and for being the manager of organized retail crime. He is also charged with four counts of theft between $500 and $10,000 and two counts of money laundering.

The Land of Lincoln still isn't at the point where people can feel fully confident that lawmakers aren't making decisions based on who gave them political donations.

A Springfield man pleaded guilty Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a couple near Southwind Park in September 2022.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue is being greeted with a stern warning from one powerful voice — Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.

Nearly a dozen Springfield Police officers are heading to the nation’s capital to boost security during the presidential transfer of power.

As central Illinois is set to see below freezing temperatures, Springfield first responders are working to prevent fires in vacant homes.

State's National Guard helping with Trump's inauguration The Illinois National Guard is set to deploy about 140 members to Washington D.C. ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday.

HSHS Central Illinois Market and HSHS St. John’s Hospital will need a new president and CEO. Here's what we know.

Crews were called to the home in the One Thousand Block of North Fourth Street around 7 a.m. on Monday. The Springfield Fire Department was able to locate a man who was squatting inside, and he told them everyone was safely out of the home. Canny said the home was engulfed in flames when they arrived.

Pawn shop owners charged A family that owns several pawn shops throughout Central Illinois is being charged by the Illinois Attorney General for allegedly running an organized retail crime enterprise.

Illinoisians from across the state are encouraged to plan festivities to celebrate America’s 250 years of independence in 2026. Celebrations marking the

CHICAGO – Closing arguments are set for Wednesday as attorneys for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan rested their case last week, marking the beginning of the end of the longtime Democratic powerbroker’s corruption trial.