Jobs attracted thousands of Haitians to Springfield, and employers were ecstatic. But then an immigrant driver was involved in a fatal school bus crash. And JD Vance entered the fray. By Miriam ...

School has started, temperatures will (hopefully) drop soon and some of Springfield's most iconic events are on the calendar. One of these is the Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale, Sept.

Aside from the recently closed Springfield location, the cafe has locations in Rockford, Peoria, Skokie, Hanover Park and Champaign. It's unknown if any of the other locations have closed.

The "Jessie's Girl" singer chats with PEOPLE about turning 75, his dislike for birthday cake and why he doesn't think wisdom comes with age Denise Truscello Rick Springfield will forever be young ...

The signal for summer's end is just around the corner. Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 2. Springfield's annual Labor Day Parade & Picnic kicks off at 9:45 a.m. at Fassnight Park. The parade is followed ...