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Springfield Mayor Mike Houston is defending the city’s decision to renew a contract for CWLP insurance, despite criticisms over the lack of a bidding…

A large layoff is under way at Microsoft, as the technology company says it will cut 13,000 jobs in the next six months. All but 500 of those layoffs are related to the Nokia phone division.

In the largest layoff in the company's history, it's stripping 14 percent of its workforce. CEO Satya Nadella says it's part of a plan to make the 39-year-old company more agile and productive.

2014 is only halfway over, but Illinois' new fiscal year just began last week. The state closed out its year with a billion-dollar growth in tax…

A group of activists are working to end Illinois' flat income tax. They say they've gathered more than 150-thousand signatures so far, and are making…

The British indie-pop band stops by WAMU in Washington, D.C., to play songs from 2000's recently reissued Suburban Light. Watch Alasdair MacLean and his crew perform "Reflections After Jane."

KCRW's Jason Bentley spins EDM tracks by Purple Disco Machine, ATTLAS and more in this two-hour mix.

KCRW's Jason Bentley spins a two-hour EDM mix for the new year, with a guest DJ set by Duke Dumont.

The Springfield IL area arts scene.

Our sprint through the week's best new albums includes pop juggernaut Charlie Puth, classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein, early Jerry Garcia recordings, guitar rock from Illuminati Hotties and more.