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Five appliances, including one aerial appliance, from Springfield, Cadogan and Westland stations attended the incident

Jane-Belinda Francis was appointed headteacher of Springfield Academy in 2006. In her retirement, she is planning to travel to North America to visit her children

Artist Xander Snow, 34, from Springfield, Missouri, US, has admitted he has so many tattoos since getting his first at the age of 18 that he's lost count of them all now

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After months of blistering attacks from Republicans as well as some criticism from members of their own party, Democratic lawmakers came together during the final legislative session of the year to approve changes aimed at clarifying their controversial criminal justice overhaul.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Democrats in the Illinois House on Thursday unveiled a proposal to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and eliminate the ability for most people under 21 to obtain a gun permit in the state.

The new historic marker stands outside the Old State Capitol, where then Sen. Barack Obama launched his presidential bid on a brutally cold February day in 2007 —but unlike Obama, Pritzker and the others who unveiled the marker on Wednesday made their remarks indoors.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The weather turned frigid in the state capital on Wednesday, just in time for the dedication of a marker commemorating the day nearly 16 years ago when thousands braved single-digit temperatures to see then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announce his 2008 presidential bid from the steps of the…

Pritzker announced the state had reached a deal via the agreed bill process to contribute $1.8 billion and add $450 million as an interest-free loan to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. Lawmakers are in Springfield for the fall veto session — and changes to the massive criminal justice package…

Led by inspirational captain Daisy Pearce, Melbourne is crowned AFLW premiers after prevailing by four points in a nail-biting grand final against the Brisbane Lions in Springfield.