SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Springfield demolished a group of tents that homeless people slept in for weeks at the intersection of 5th and North Grand Avenue Wednesday morning. The City ...

On June 5, the Springfield City Council voted to adopt a new municipal camping ordinance, specifying sections of the city where camping will be prohibited. The new ordinance will overhaul the existing ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Tonight, the Springfield City Council will discuss an agenda item that would ban public camping. The agenda item, labelled 2024-376 reads, " that the City Council hereby ...

The ordinance that would give the city of Springfield authority to address homeless encampments has been withdrawn from committee consideration. The withdrawal comes from Springfield Mayor Misty ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher and Alderwoman Lakeisha Purchase are requesting that an ordinance banning public camping be withdrawn from committee consideration. Buscher ...