Letter: Can America continue under a “divided house?”

Our Gospel reading on a recent Sunday was taken from Mark 3:20-35. What got me thinking were versus 24 and 25. “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.”

On June 16, 1858, more than 1,000 delegates met in Springfield, Illinois, for the Republican State Convention. At 5 p.m., they chose Abraham Lincoln as their candidate for the U.S. Senate, running against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas.

The content of Lincoln’s ... Read more

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/11/2024)

(SPRINGFIELD) An industry group says the Biden administration’s new staffing regulations for long-term care facilities are unrealistic. While the mandate requires that all nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding provide a total of ... Read more

IL diocese launches Great Books trade associates degree prog

CV NEWS FEED // The Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, has announced the launch of San Damiano College for the Trades, a Catholic associate’s degree program where students will study the Great Books while mastering their chosen trade.

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The Oskaloosa Herald

Oskaloosa-- Danelle Rene' Meppelink, 51, of Oskaloosa, Iowa passed away peacefully on October 18, 2022, at Mercy One in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by family and friends. She was born April 19, 1971, in Pella, Iowa to Mary (DeBruin) Young and Daniel ... Read more

Juneteenth in Springfield: Parade, talent show, music series and more

Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people via federal troops in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865, is coming up on June 19.

But Springfield will start the celebration early with multiple events.

Here is a list of some of the events for you to join the celebration.

June 12: Talent Show

Lincoln Library will be hosting the second annual talent show. The show starts at 6 p.m. the event is free, and guests can register on the ... Read more

Illinois’ spring turkey hunters harvest record number of w

For Immediate Release – Friday, May 31, 2024

Illinois’ spring turkey hunters harvest record number of wild turkeys

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary statewide record total of 17,208 wild turkeys du ... Read more

2024 New Jersey International Film Festival Winners Announce

originally published: 06/10/2024







The Competition component of the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival has just concluded! Here below are the Award Winning films and the Festival Direct ... Read more

Illinois Spring Turkey Hunters Harvest Record Number

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary statewide record total of 17,208 wild turkeys during the 2024 Illinois spring turkey season.

This year’s total compares with the 2023 statewide harvest of 16,123 and the previous ... Read more