The main message repeated by those who want the city to try again for a convention and event center was that Springfield ...

A small business in downtown Springfield is struggling to remain open but hopes by changing its structure it can do just that ...

A large project to revive the historic Hull building in downtown Springfield received a $5 million tax credit from the state.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Three tons of irreplaceable artifacts, art pieces, and documents from the “Pillsburied” exhibit are now lost to Wednesday’s fire in downtown Springfield. Curator Robert ...

John Stremsterfer, the president and CEO of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, said a newly minted master plan for downtown Springfield and the Mid-Illinois Medical District "creates an ...

SPRINGFIELD — A sushi bar, a Thunderbirds-themed restaurant and a boutique hotel. Those are ideas that didn’t advance for the high-stakes transformation of a trio of city-owned South End buildings ...

The holiday season has arrived in Springfield. It became official Friday evening when Santa Claus arrived on a firetruck, was elevated more than 40 feet near the community tree and led a countdown to ...

Carolyn Oxtoby, a champion of downtown Springfield and historic preservation whose work earned her the moniker "the patron saint of Sixth Street," died in Florida on Friday. She was 92. Oxtoby's death ...

Kayla Graven, who announced last week she was stepping down as executive director of Downtown Springfield Inc., could be headed to city hall. The city's Office of Planning and Economic Development ...

This week in Springfield food news, another ice cream shop announces its plans to close, a downtown bar will host a holiday pop-up, and a chicken chain is adding another location. Those who are fans ...

Officers responded around 11:19 p.m. to a parking garage at the corner of East Trafficway and North Benton avenue.

A person was stabbed at a gas station near downtown Springfield on Friday evening. According to Springfield Police, the ...