It is quarter of five, too early for sun’s first rays. A half-dozen people are snoozing in pre-dawn darkness on walkways around Lincoln Library.None have anything thicker than cardboard to cus

 As birds go, Mississippi kites are not classic beauties.They are gray, like pigeons or seagulls. One of the smaller members of the raptor family, Mississippi kites are, by definition, birds of p

 Life’s too short to look like a homeless person. That’s why I shop at Goodwill.Spend enough time combing racks in Springfield’s thrift stores and you will, eventually and inevitably, find

Nearly two weeks after her younger brother was found dead in his cell at Pinckneyville Correctional Center, Dana Caley wants answers. So far, Caley says, the only information she and other relat

 Fifteen years after the city declared a goal of ending homelessness in a decade, Springfield still has plenty of homeless people but no solid plan to address the issue.The latest proposal by May

Marshalls, the nationwide chain of discount department stores, is coming to Springfield. The store will be built at Sherwood Plaza near the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Veterans Parkway, sa

 Concerned about a burgeoning opioid crisis, the General Assembly has passed a bill that would allow folks with prescriptions for opioids to purchase medical marijuana.But even if Gov. Bruce Raun

 Nearly $6 million in public money would be used to build a new downtown YMCA under an ordinance scheduled to be introduced tomorrow at the Springfield City Council. The money would come fr