The Empowerment Zone is a collaborative of officials from the state, local schools, teachers' union and some business ...

Decades ago, Springfield was a hotbed of innovation and led the world in production of farm equipment at a time when farming ...

Springfield, a Central Ohio town of 60,000, has gone from a Rust Belt city that suffered more than five decades of decline and population loss to a thriving city.

Meteorologist Nick Kelly spoke with city officials and a local recycler about changes they want to see and gather data on to ...

A chain restaurant and bakery with locations across the Midwest has closed in Springfield, leaving Illinois without a ...

SPRINGFIELD – A new food truck is rolling in to town this spring. Husband-wife duo Richard and Krista Kinison plan on opening ...

Downtown Springfield may see a Culver’s location if a purchase agreement for land at the former site of the Executive Inn moves forward.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Springfield Police Department is investigating a pair of break-ins and robberies that happened ...

HOLYOKE ― Springfield businesses overwhelmed by aging computers and IT hardware now have a new recycling option, as ECER Inc. in Holyoke is launching a commercial pickup service aimed at easing ...

The death of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson is being felt across the country, and in the Ozarks, where community members say his message shaped their lives. Jackson, a ...