SPRINGFIELD – Early voting hours and locations greatly expanded across the state this week as the campaign season entered its final two-week stretch. Polling places opened…
This week’s hand-picked harvest of farm and rural news includes information on low river levels again hampering barge movements on the Mississippi River, and speculation on the future…
Fall is here and the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of Natural Resources are each reminding motorists that deer mating season has also arrived. That means…
SPRINGFIELD – The state will reopen a mortgage assistance program for pandemic-impacted homeowners on Nov. 1. The Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund, run through the Illinois Housing…
SPRINGFIELD – After the first televised debate between Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican challenger state Sen. Darren Bailey two weeks ago, I wrote about two points…
SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican challenger state Sen. Darren Bailey met Tuesday, Oct. 18 night for their second and final debate ahead of the Nov. 8 general…
SPRINGFIELD – A legislative panel on Tuesday, Oct. 18 objected to an emergency rule put forth by the Illinois Department of Public Health, with one member declaring, “The pandemic…
SPRINGFIELD – Much of the talk from supporters of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform has in recent days centered on how it will or won’t be amended before Jan. 1, when cash…
As part of an ongoing effort to roll back Illinois’s COVID-19 executive orders, Gov. J.B. Pritzker updated masking and testing requirements for healthcare facilities and long-term…
This week we have news on low water levels continuing to affect barge movements, a look at exactly how much fertilizer prices have increased and more. Please read on … Analysts:…
Two killed in area crashesTwo people were killed Saturday in area accidents. A 40-year-old man was ...
Franklin Park man charged in ...A Franklin Park man has been charged in connection with a murder ...
Man killed in West Side ...A 53-year-old man was killed during a verbal altercation Friday evening on ...
Winnebago sheriff responds to criticismThe 2026 General Election is still more than 18 months off, but ...
