december 23
- Congress passes COVID relief bill but gives no direct funds to states
- Rough patch: Illini looking for winning formula against Penn State
- Illinois Penn State preview capsule
- Restaurant Review: PT's Bar-B-Que
- Enos Park TIF renewal process hampers downtown, frustrates everyone
- Small business grants provide relief for many
- Lost in Suburbia classic column: A very Monty New Year
- New Springfield Police officers take oath
- Lost in Midlife column: The age of asparagus
- Susan Sparks column: Starstruck
- Movie review: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey explore the meaning of life in Pixar’s ‘Soul’
- Movie review: Carey Mulligan delivers a killer performance in ‘Promising Young Woman’
- Movie review: Tessa Thompson shines in lush, romantic ‘Sylvie’s Love’
- Movie review: Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel win the west in ‘News of the World’
- Tinseltown Talks column: Actors who took a final bow in 2020
- Play Life, Live Games column: Games aren’t all about shooting and stabbing
- City of Springfield Christmas tree pickup is January 4.
- Springfield man faces multiple federal pornography charges
- Arts oriented First Night Springfield goes virtual
- Springfield Hy-Vee now has rapid antigen COVID-19 test
- COVID-19 shots reaching more recipients in Illinois than elsewhere
- Sangamon County judge tosses decision voiding Pritzker's COVID orders