Sunshine Clemons and Khoran Readus, who organized the Springfield Chapter of Black Lives Matter in 2016, were named Humanitarians of the Year by the Greater Springfield Interfaith Association.

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Lynn Eck learned to swim there. Randy Witter met his wife there. Irv Smith is the longest-tenured member there.

Illinois College senior Olivia Jordan has been named a 2020 student laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

Health care workers and first responders will be among those who receive a coronavirus vaccine one the drug is approved by federal regulators.

Health officials reported 11 coronavirus-related deaths in central Illinois over the three days through Monday, and the surge in new cases continued in the area.

Illinois reported 8,322 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 Monday, the lowest number of new cases in a week.

Black Friday has long been the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season.

Lincoln High School boys basketball coach Neil Alexander has always participated in holiday basketball tournaments in some fashion since 1968.Until now, of course.