Springfield leaders have been working for the last year to stabilize the city’s budget after years of cuts. Over the summer the city council was able to balance this year’s shortfall, but decided to ...

An abandoned former industrial site in southeast Springfield was the site of a large fire for the second time in about 10 months Thursday morning with smoke visible across Springfield skies around the ...

SPRINGFIELD — A major fire that took hours to extinguish and polluted nearby residential neighborhoods with clouds of thick black smoke was likely caused by a battery that was mixed with car parts and ...

Springfield voters will decide on Measure 20-371, a levy renewal to fund a fire engine crew at Station 3. The firefighters' union views the levy as a short-term fix and is also advocating for a ...

Under Springfield's new budget, not every fire station will be open 24 hours. Fire station hours, two non-officer police positions and library hours were trimmed from the new Springfield annual budget ...

SPRINGFIELD — A routine management change for a long-established metal recycling company sparked a City Council discussion about the recent massive fire at a different scrap yard and the overall ...

Springfield residents will vote on paying more for 28th Street station. The City Council referred it June 23. The station is located near Walmart and Olympic Street. Springfield voters will decide ...

Springfield will not pursue fire station brownouts after all, following a City Council vote and confirmation from city officials this week. In June, the Springfield City Council passed a budget that ...

SPRINGFIELD — A major fire that took hours to extinguish and polluted nearby residential neighborhoods with clouds of thick black smoke was likely caused by a battery that was mixed with car parts and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Springfield Fire Department is investigating after a home caught fire overnight. The fire happened in the area of North Grand Avenue and 10th Street at 1:30 a.m.

It was a busy Wednesday night for police, fire and ambulance crews in Springfield Township. Shortly after 8, they were called to Keystone Quality Transport next to Urban Air at 1260 E. Woodland Avenue ...