SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A flag raising was held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Springfield on Monday. Local leaders, along with members of the NAACP, gathered at city hall to recognize the holiday.

Sangamon County, its sheriff’s office and its central dispatch system on Thursday announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve an investigation spurred by the shooting of Sonya Massey.

As state lawmakers prepare to contend with a $3 billion budget gap, House Speaker Chris Welch warned that Chicago's mayor should "get ready to hear 'no' a lot."

The last word (maybe) on the long-standing belief that lawmakers overlook the western part of the state — and what can be done to address it.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

The new Lease It Local program was developed to help budding entrepreneurs turn an idea into reality and assist landlords in leasing empty spaces. It also is designed to increase foot traffic in downtown, giving even well-established businesses a boost.

Residents in the south of this Democrat-led state say they want to wave goodbye to the debt, crime, homelessness, and asylum seekers that are associated with its biggest city.

It specifically states the Department of Justice did not find evidence that the county, the sheriff’s department or central dispatch discriminated in providing services, and the county did not admit any liability by entering into the agreement.

Feed the Body and the Soul – MLK Day Weekend of Service: 11:30 a.m., Jacksonville Congregational United Church of Christ, 520 W. College Ave. | Indivisible Jacksonville will provide meals to those in need and to stand against Project 2025 agenda. For more information, contact Devin Bryson at [email protected] or 215-370-4898.

HSHS Central Illinois Market and HSHS St. John’s Hospital will need a new president and CEO. Here's what we know.

Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sonia Dinnall delivered her State of the Schools address on Friday.

Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot in her kitchen by Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson who responded to Massey’s 911 call about a prowler outside her home near Springfield.