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Despite the handful of businesses near the intersection of South Grand Avenue East and 11th Street – restaurants, a beauty supply store, a furniture shop – the sidewalks are mostly empty on an average weekday afternoon. Dominic Watson imagines a... More
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Thursday said that Central Illinois has the opportunity to become the electric vehicle “Silicon Valley of the 21st Century” because of investments that are being made in the region. More
The Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program provides annual grants to states and local units of government to develop housing projects in low-income urban communities. More
Springfield is set to become the home of the world’s largest carbon capture research program. The U.S. Department of Energy announced the construction phase of the $67 million research project at City Water, Light, & Power (CWLP) to study how... More
“It went a lot better than expected,” Park said. “We walked in, and they started us right through the process.” “Painless” was how Deb Selby of Athens explained the vaccine and the process itself. More
City Water, Light & Power is on path for constructing the world’s largest research and development pilot for a new carbon capture system. More
Over the past three years, Springfield’s Police Community Review Commission has considered a single case. But there are differing thoughts on why the board has such a light caseload and if change is needed. More
Illinois worker must make $21.30 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment, more than that in collar counties. More
Springfield School District 186 faces challenges familiar to many urban school districts. Academic achievement at district high schools lags behind state averages. Parents are voting with their feet as they choose to live outside the district or enroll kids in... More
Just more than a week after Springfield marked its eighth homicide of the year, hundreds of residents flocked to Jaycee Park for a street festival celebrating the upcoming start of the school year and calling for an end to the... More
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