Signs popping up across Springfield make a blunt pitch to voters: “Landlord registration raises your taxes! Say no.” The Springfield Area Landlord Association, which is behind the signs, said they’re ...

Despite a total of 17 seats up for reelection on the Sangamon County Board and increased eyes on county politics, only four of those races are contested. With 29 board members, Sangamon is one of only ...

Parts of Sangamon County are included in two congressional districts – the 13th and the 15th. The nationwide outcome of the mid-term election will determine whether the Republicans will keep control ...

My Dear Boy Ronald,I realize you are laboring to solve one of the problems of life.I trust your strength of character and manhood to guardagainst the temptations of the social life, you are entering.I ...

From congressional races to contested Sangamon County Board seats and the sheriff’s race, here’s a look at who’s on the Nov. 3 ballot locally. We also have an overview of the landlord registry ...

Sangamon County voters haven’t elected a Democrat as sheriff since 1974, but Marc Bell says the public’s longing for change at the local level, combined with dissatisfaction with Republicans ...

As we fly on through October like autumn leaves in a fall breeze, the festivals are finished, but the fun of it all keeps on moving and grooving as we have gigs galore with plenty of upcoming ...

I consider Chicago my hometown. My entire family was raised on Chicago’s south side and I grew up in a southeast suburb called Dolton, a working-class town traversed by railroad tracks and surrounded ...

Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton vowed to serve as a check on President Donald Trump while Republican Don Tracy largely defended the president’s positions in their only face-to-face meeting in the ...

The Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery sits behind a white picket fence in a quiet, historic neighborhood on North Seventh Street.

The Sangamon County Mental Health Board is hosting its first public engagement event on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 5-8 p.m. at Sangamon South Auditorium, 300 S. Ninth Street. The Mental Health Board is ...

Frank Lesko wants voters to send him to the Illinois Senate to cut the cost of government. Doris Turner wants them to keep her there to bring state dollars home. The Republican Sangamon County ...