State Tourism Office promotes playing hooky
January 10, 2025To embrace the 2025 Rose Parade’s theme of “Best Day Ever!,” Enjoy Illinois partnered with Paramount Pictures to transport parade viewers to iconic Chicago’s destinations with…
To embrace the 2025 Rose Parade’s theme of “Best Day Ever!,” Enjoy Illinois partnered with Paramount Pictures to transport parade viewers to iconic Chicago’s destinations with…
The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising residents that a winter storm is anticipated to create dangerous travel conditions throughout much of…
Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
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…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald…
SPRINGFIELD — Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner, and for the last 10 years, U.S. representative. The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents…
Big news in agriculture to talk about lately, including the ramifications of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” on the upcoming farm bill, beef prices continuing to surge and the anticipated…
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch for portions of northern and central Illinois from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening. Forecasters say that dangerously…
A suburban congressman says states and counties will be facing difficult decisions because of pending federal budget cuts. “Our states and our counties are going to be facing a terrible…
Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans could lose benefits from a federal food assistance program while the state will be required to cover more costs under changes passed in the latest…