Topping the past week in farm and rural news comes the late-week announcement by the U.S. president that the record-long shutdown of the federal government has ended with a temporary…
East St. Louis mayoral race underway “Promises made promises kept,” was the theme as Mayor Emeka Jackson-Hicks officially launched her campaign for a second term at the helm of…
Olympian and activist Jackie Joyner-Kersee served as the guest speaker at Scott AFB’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon on Jan. 17. The East St. Louis native and six-time Olympic…
In this week’s farm and rural news corral, we recap a wild week of plunging and surging soybean prices apparently sparked by rumor, innuendo and government shutdown. What happened?…
Madison set to $2.3 million for Godfrey road improvements Madison County officials are set to approve a $2.3 million road construction project for Seiler Road in Godfrey. The County…
Full resourcing of the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM ) was among the topics as U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Chicago), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee,…
Madison County will hold its 11th annual Project Homeless Connect from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29 at City Temple Church in Granite City. The program counts the number…
Former Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville softball head coach Sandy Montgomery will be inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame Hall of Fame in February. “Sandy Montgomery…
McLean County Chamber hosting ...
The McLean County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, Sept. 21 ...
Pritzker praises passage of ...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate put the final legislative stamp on an ...
Unions, environmentalists call state ...
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker was joined by environmental and social justice ...
California law, U.S. Constitution ...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to consider the ...
