Springfield News

The runners-up to Merriam-Webster's 2009 Word of the Year (admonish), with definitions from the publisher's collegiate dictionary and, when applicable, the news event or story that generated the interest in the word: - Emaciated (adj.): To cause to lose flesh...

Al Martino, the chart-topping Italian-American crooner of ballads such as "Spanish Eyes" and "Volare" who played the wedding singer in "The Godfather," has died age 82, reports said Wednesday. Martino's career spanned half a century, and at his peak in...

The political fight over Cook County's unpopular sales tax increase moved to Springfield on Wednesday, with board President Todd Stroger beating back lawmakers' attempt to repeal the tax hike but losing a separate fight to curb his veto authority. Both...

Illinois voters will be asked in November 2010 whether they want to give themselves the option of recalling a governor in the wake of indicted ex- Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's fall from power. The Senate gave the final sign-off Thursday...

The Illinois General Assembly today turned up the pressure on Gov. Pat Quinn to find money for scholarships for low-income college students, sending him legislation that authorizes spending for the grants but doesn't include a way to pay for them....

Redshirt freshman quarterback Thomas O’Brien, starting in his first game, threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns as South Dakota State held on for the win in Springfield. Missouri State pulled within a touchdown on a 5-yard pass from Cody...

As Metra unveiled plans Friday to raise some of its commuter rail fares, Gov. Pat Quinn indicated that he supports eliminating the blanket free-ride program for senior citizens on Chicago-area mass transit. The announcements by Metra and Quinn capped a...

House Speaker Michael Madigan forged ahead Wednesday on a plan to limit campaign donations -- with a big exception for the dollars he and other leaders dole out to ensure lawmakers' election and reward loyalty. The move by the veteran...