Libertas Academy Charter School in Springfield recently honored nearly 50 seniors at a Senior Signing Day event, where ...

A sports and outdoors retail store coming to Springfield has set an opening schedule for later this month. Academy Sports + Outdoors will open on Monday, Oct. 21, at 1690 N. Bechtle Ave., in the ...

The Springfield Sports Academy has started a new community food pantry to make sure students “go home with a grateful heart and a full stomach.” The “Grateful Hearts Community Food Pantry” will have ...

SPRINGFIELD – Luke Valerio was asked Friday night what it was like preparing to play a district playoff game against Academy Park, the school for which his father, Vito Valerio, played. “I wonder if ...

After 23 weeks of training that began in November, 60 recruits were officially made officers. Following their graduation, they will join a variety of departments, including one in Easthampton, 52 in ...

Applications are now open for the Springfield Police Department’s 82nd Police Academy, which is scheduled to begin in September. The first testing opportunity for prospective applicants is Jan. 23, ...

University of Illinois Springfield senior Abigail Hemmer has been named the university's recipient of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois' 2025 Student Laureate Award. The award is given annually to one ...