State Police plan Metro alcohol patrols
January 1, 2025Illinois State Police Troop 8 Commander Capt. Casey Faro has announced the ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols in Madison and St. Clair counties during January….
Illinois State Police Troop 8 Commander Capt. Casey Faro has announced the ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols in Madison and St. Clair counties during January….
CHICAGO — The state’s largest private water utility, Illinois American Water, will increase customer bills in the new year. The move comes after state regulators at the Illinois…
An Alton man has received an 18-year prison sentence for trafficking methamphetamine while in possession of a firearm and body armor. Cody J. Elfgen, 36, received the sentence today…
The government has a comprehensive website full of information on how to prepare for emergencies, power outages, hurricanes, floods — nearly everything you can imagine. Should a disaster…
Circuit Judge Christopher Threlkeld has been selected to serve as the next chief judge of the Third Judicial Circuit of Madison and Bond counties for a two-year term. Chief Judge Stephen…
Illinois State Police are investigating a crash in East St. Louis involving an ISP squad car and an allegedly intoxicated driver who failed to move over. At 9:34 p.m. Thursday, a State…
Chronicle Media will be providing live election coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday on our Facebook page — https://www.facebook.com/chroniclemediallc/. Join Rick Hibbert, Bill…
Members of the Chronicle Media staff captured nine awards in the Northern Illinois News Association’s 2024 competition. Chronicle writers earned five first-place awards, with…
PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…
CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…
SPRINGFIELD —– Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to…
SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers…
SPRINGFIELD — Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy and other forms of therapeutic horseback riding in Illinois. …
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget management to defend hard choices state lawmakers were…