Larry Maynard has heard it numerous times: “Newspapers are dying and will totally disappear within five years,” he repeats skeptically. “In the 1930s, radio was supposed to kill the ...

Bill Castor, president of the Vinegar Hill Neighborhood Association, was once a staunch supporter of keeping Springfield High School rooted to its historic downtown location. One of 59 members of a co...

The new season for the Illinois Symphony Orchestra brings not only new management, but also a recent announcement that musicians have voted to officially unionize.On Oct. ...

After a five-year hiatus, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will reconvene its Conservation Congress, a two-day conference that brings conservationists and recreation advocates together....

He says he was smacked in the head, handcuffed to objects and left there, and his pants were pulled down in public.The alleged culprits? His boss and the local police chief....

As many as 20,370 low-income households in Sangamon County could qualify for a free cell phone and 60 minutes of free monthly talk-time, according to a spokesperson with TracFone Wireless, Inc., a nat...