Good morning, Springfield.

Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control highlight Coco, a friendly three-year-old Pointer/Pit mix who is available for foster care or adoption in Springfield.

Visit the kennels during operating hours (Mon-Fri 10:30-4:15, Sat 9:00-1:00) to meet her.

Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance is using geofencing to reach site selectors at local conferences.

President Ryan McCrady and director Abby Powell told the Citizens Club that businesses should prepare their sites—with key details like infrastructure challenges, ownership and operating costs—to attract, retain and expand companies.

Springfield Lutheran High School got a $6 million gift from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Chatham to start a capital campaign for a new campus after mine subsidence forced its move.

Designs for the 23-acre site north of Woodside Road are underway while classes remain at First Church of Nazarene.

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced that the state's portfolio earned $1.45 billion during Fiscal Year 2026.

Almost $759 million went to local municipalities, school districts, and counties to help ease property tax pressures from high housing costs.

Downtown water main repairs that began last Thursday and included replacing a 20-foot section were completed late Friday; Monroe Street between 4th and 5th remains closed for about two weeks as crews inspect nearby sewers and infrastructure.

The FDA classified a recall of Whole Foods Mild Guacamole Dip sold in Illinois as Class I because it might contain salmonella from contaminated jalapeños supplied by Coast Citrus Distributors.

Shoppers are urged to check PLU codes and discard any recalled items.

A statewide program Farm SOS now provides free and confidential mental health support to farm families at any time with up to six telehealth counseling sessions available.

The initiative, a partnership between SIU School of Medicine, the Illinois Department of Agriculture and Human Services, covers all 102 Illinois counties.

Springfield Memorial Hospital now offers a robotic bronchoscopy procedure in partnership with SIU Medicine to diagnose lung nodules today.

Patients can be referred by their primary physicians for a minimally invasive biopsy that aims to improve treatment options.