A project to reconnect Taylorville and Pana has been completed thanks to funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation. On Tuesday, IDOT, Taylorville and Pana announced the completion of ...

The Sangamon River is the largest Illinois River tributary with a length of 240 miles and a watershed encompassing 5,362 square miles. The watershed is separated into three management sections ...

The tiny central Illinois village ... in 1831 to haul freight down the Mississippi River to New Orleans when he snagged his flatboat on the Sangamon River dam at New Salem.

Illinois State Police Troop 6 units recovered an abandoned vehicle from Sangamon River on Saturday. Democrat warns "red line" was crossed after Alina Habba charges colleague Meghan Markle shares ...

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND)- Illinois State Police are investigating after a vehicle was found abandoned in the Sangamon River. The Springfield Fire Department said a man was fishing Saturday ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that a $29.5 million project to expand the Interstate 55 bridges over the Sangamon River north of ...

Prosecutors appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court, which agreed to review the decision. Jack Campbell, the former Sangamon County sheriff, announced he would retire after repeated requests for ...

(CBS) -- Downstate Illinois officials on Tuesday approved a $10 million settlement for the family of Sonya Massey. Massey, 36, was shot and killed by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy in her home ...

Sangamon River Forest Preserve, located north of Champaign, is a prairie and forest oasis offering a classic experience of the Central Illinois landscape ... There are usually maps near the entrance ...