Pritzer orders more Guard troops to fight flooding June 28, 2019 1:20 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated an additional 80 Illinois National Guard troops for flood-fighting…
Ohio River bridge between Kentucky and Illinois reopens March 12, 2019 11:25 am|CAIRO, Ill. (AP) – After more than two weeks, a bridge connecting Illinois and Kentucky has reopened over…
Historic fort to be rebuilt at Illinois’ oldest state park November 4, 2018 12:33 pm|METROPOLIS, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ oldest state park has received $2.8 million to rebuild a historic fort overlooking…
New Ohio River locks about to open 30 years after work began July 30, 2018 11:15 am|OLMSTED, Ill. (AP) – Army Corps of Engineers officials say a new lock-and-dam system on the Ohio River…
Southern Illinois port project needs $1M to move forward May 14, 2018 11:35 am|CAIRO, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois city needs to raise $1 million to continue progress on a…
Weather was drier, warmer in Illinois during September October 8, 2017 8:42 am|CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois climate and weather experts say the state saw drier and warmer than normal…
Family donates papers dating to 1790s to Lincoln library September 19, 2017 11:24 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield has received historic documents tracing a southern…