The Springfield News-Sun has reported extensively on the debate about historic preservation and downtown buildings, including recent stories about the Warder Library landmarks nomination and the ...

People walking around with their eyes glued to their cell phones isn’t new, but using them to search for monsters at the A.B. Graham Building, Veterans Park or other Springfield landmarks is. Pokemon ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Hammons Field and the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge made the cut for state budget money for upgrades. In a move to revitalize its iconic landmarks, The City of Springfield ...

SPRINGFIELD — A new tourism initiative is encouraging everyone to go out to their favorite Springfield landmark — and snap a selfie there. The “Springfield Selfie Treasure Map,” proposed by City ...

SPRINGFIELD — Three downtown Springfield buildings, two of them five-story landmarks facing Main Street, are scheduled to be sold at auction Nov. 15. All three are owned by Louis Masaschi and Jeanette ...

The following districts and buildings are on the local register by the Springfield Historic Landmarks Commission: •The South Fountain Preservation Area •The East High Street District •The former ...

There is history in our own backyard. While Washington, D.C. is only a few metro stops away, the Franconia Museum in Springfield, though small, offers a taste of local history that visitors are sure ...

The city of Springfield will have a starring role in the latest marketing campaign by the state of Illinois, with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Cozy Dog Drive-In, and other ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Four Springfield apartment buildings have just been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. Two of the apartment buildings, “The Adams” and the “Evans Court ...

A float in the New Year's Day Rose Parade promoting Illinois tourism prominently features some of Springfield's Route 66 landmarks. This is the second year in a row the Illinois Department of Commerce ...