Security Officer Caleb Patrick saw a woman lying on the nearby railroad tracks with a train approaching. He ran to the scene and pulled her to safety.

Presented biennially, the Mayor's Awards for the Arts recognize excellence, leadership, and dedication across eight award categories, celebrating those who have made a lasting impact on Sangamon and Menard counties creative and cultural landscape.

The exhibit will examine the causes, impact and lasting legacy of the August 1908 Springfield race riot while highlighting the experiences of Springfield’s Black community and the event’s importance in the broader history of civil rights and anti-lynching activism.

The award was established in memory of the late Molly Hall, a former reporter and communications professional.

Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route.

All games for this inaugural season are being played in Springfield.

Seven organizations are benefitting in the first grants.

Budzinski’s comments come following a report from the Election Assistance Commission arguing that the party should center issues that concern working-class voters if it wants working-class votes.

The only professional women’s baseball league in the United States will play all of its inaugural season in in the capital city.

It’s a free day of games and crafts for children and helpful services for parents and caregivers as summer vacation begins to wind down.