Springfield Area Arts Council’s 2026 Artist in the Park at Food Truck Fridays series is under way, with free entertainment ...

New federal work requirements for SNAP are impacting thousands of Illinois residents and straining food pantries.

Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.9 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027, which includes measures aimed at helping ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- Gov. JB Pritzker has signed Executive Order 2025-08, directing $20 million to food banks in response the to halt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

An alderman and The Springfield Project have a bright future in mind for the Southtown neighborhood and business success.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — On Wednesday, the Illinois State Board of Education announced that the Trump administration canceled funding to the "Local Food for Schools" and "Child Care Cooperative ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers have renewed their push to pass a food safety bill that would ban certain additives shown to negatively impact human health. On Tuesday, Senate Bill 93, also ...

This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — When the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed last July, millions of U.S. residents ...