It's election season and a pair of Springfield businesses are getting their television close-up.

On this week's episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Village Tea Room & Gift Shoppes expanded and now offers a private event room that can accommodate large gatherings.

Engrained Brewery & Restaurant garnered the most votes from central Illinois diners in Buy Fresh Buy Local's premier Illinois' Favorite Farm-to-Table Awards.

More than half of the 40 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Sangamon County Friday involved people under age 40.None of those newly infected were hospitalized.

The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is drawing attention to national and statewide health disparities between Black and white Americans in an effort to educate fellow lawmakers and build consensus for action ahead of the fall veto session.

In late September, a section of Sixth Street Frontage Road that connects Octavus Via north of Lincolnshire Boulevard closed permanently.

Chatham Glenwood High School has two seeds apiece in the singles and doubles draws as the Central State Eight Conference Girls Tennis Tournament begins at Glenwood High.

CHATHAM - Chatham Glenwood High School advanced two doubles teams and one singles player into the semifinals on Friday, and built a six-point lead heading into the final day of play at the Central State Eight Conference Girls Tennis Tournament.