Springfield Tech & News

Springfield locals and visitors can embark on the 2026 Illinois Pork Tenderloin Crawl, a self-guided tour of nine restaurants from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30...

Springfield's Kelly Kovski retires from ARCA without a hometown win, yet earns champion status through grit and heart.

• Survived a 2017 crash that...

Local Victory Star Twirlers earned strong results at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield this weekend.

• Twirl Team 2 won first place with its...

• Pierre Thomas recovery updates emerge in latest reports
• New Wendy Williams documentary set for streaming release
• Speculation grows over a sequel to a beloved 90s rom-com

Ameren Illinois is partnering with Illinois State University to build a Microgrid Learning Lab that gives students hands-on experience with a fully...

Director Jon Turteltaub confirms the long-delayed National Treasure sequel will address modern politics, despite the original films' unapologetic...

Max Reaves dominated the ARCA race at the Springfield Mile, leading 98 laps before contact with Gavan Boschele on lap 97 sent the rival spinning yet...

• Wind gusts up to 70 mph are the primary threat from scattered severe storms late Wednesday night across Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana.
• Storm...

Springfield's downtown food scene gains unique local options as two family-run businesses move from trucks and markets into a shared storefront.

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Springfield is the birthplace of the corn dog, first served at the Illinois State Fair in 1946 before the Waldmire family's Cozy Dog Drive-In made it...

Two takes on the Supreme Court’s unsigned ruling clash sharply. One calls it a Trump win allowing the mail-in order to advance, while the other...

Pamela Fultz, 73, died Monday after the Aug. 6 hit-and-run that also killed her husband Randall. The couple was struck twice by a white SUV on Sixth Street, and suspect Edgar Solorio Lopez now faces updated charges.

Week 1 delivered standout performances across the Springfield region.

• Lane McAnally (Petersburg PORTA) rushed for three TDs and threw for two more...

Trump’s 15% tariffs on Korean imports are speeding Hyundai’s Georgia Metaplant expansion from 500,000 to as many as 800,000 vehicles annually by 2028,...

Springfield's local business scene is expanding with independent spots offering alternatives to chains.

• Legends Entertainment opens at 1250...

Springfield Memorial Hospital has added four new certified therapy dogs to its DOGtors on Call program, bringing the total to five and delivering...

The Kidzeum of Health and Science secured nearly $150,000 from the National Science Foundation to plan a new STEAM center, converting 5,000 square...

Sean Grayson's death in prison ends the case of the former deputy convicted of second-degree murder in Sonya Massey's 2024 killing, which sparked national protests and led to the Sonya Massey Act and policing reforms.

The death of 23-month-old Calum Wells Dudakiw-Warrick, found unresponsive on a toy bin at an Island Lake daycare, prompted new emergency training...

• Illinois Times frames the story around racial reckoning in Sangamon County and includes a prayerful quote from Massey family attorneys wishing peace...