april 8
- IHSA softball: Gretchen Trello sparks SHG offense with power
- Pawnee's Luke Kratochvil keeps busy with three sports, music, fishing
- Wm. Van's Coffee House Springfield, IL, searching for new address
- Mas Sabores, an authentic Mexican bakery, to open in Springfield, IL
- Lawmakers pass bill limiting donations in judicial elections
- Morning Star Mercantile & Cafe reopens in Salisbury IL for 23rd season
- Illinois bill that would drive $700 million to nursing homes advances