To help provide safe and sober travel options over the holidays, the Illinois Department of Transportation and numerous law enforcement agencies announced Dec. 17 that $10,000 in Lyft…
A dozen economically depressed Metro East census tracts have been designated “Opportunity Zones” (OZs) by the U.S. Department of Treasury. Established under the Federal Tax Cuts…
The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) this week begins assessing a 25 percent tariff on imported steel this week – a move that is drawing praise in and around Granite City….
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. may still be arguing over how – or if – to amend federal law to improve healthcare for Americans. However, in Metro East, a non-profit organization…
Scott Air Force Base and its installation partners kicked off the celebration of National Nurses and Medical Technicians Week on May 6, where nurses and medical technicians were saluted…
Trade officials representing 11 Eastern European and Asian nations toured a dozen Metro East industrial and transportation facilities, May 15-16, under a burgeoning program to bring…
A coalition of four Southwestern Illinois counties is calling for a new regional connector highway linking Metro East and the Carbondale-Murphysboro area. Spanning Jackson, Monroe,…
Local communities have helped Scott Air Force Base grow from a pilot training base during World War I to the Nation’s premier transportation and cyber hub today. On June 10-11, the…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Man charged in Chicago officer’s ...A Freeport man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration lawsGov. J.B. Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ ...
Chicago woman charged with killing ...A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
