Two Galesburg girls take top places in Li’l Miss Illinois Pageant
Kynleigh Fox and Lia Barraza Sloan of Galesburg both competed in the Miss Illinois Youth Program
HyVee to sell former Monmouth Shopko building, not open store there
For sale: Former Shopko property in Monmouth
Illinois Republicans urged to look beyond traditional base as national party courts unions
Former N.Y. congressman tells delegates there are persuadable voters in Democratic camps
Report: Housing is less affordable due to red tape in Illinois
A new report found that Illinois had the third-worst rate in the nation for building new housing units in 2023, with the main culprit being over regulation. Illinois Policy Institute found that government regulations account for nearly
Spending up, test scores down as Chicago mayor rejects staffing cuts
Mayor Brandon Johnson has refused to accept budget savings proposed by Chicago Public Schools administrators. CPS proposed a budget of $9.9 billion for 2025, with $149 million in new spending over 2024. The budget includes administrative staffing
Amid heavy rainfall in southern Illinois, Nashville dam system breached; hundreds evacuated
Two days of heavy rainfall caused water to overflow and breach the dams of Nashville’s city reservoir on Tuesday, resulting in extensive flooding and the evacuation of about 200 people from their homes in the small southern
Father admits to shooting son on Indiana Avenue
Police report: an argument after the two had been drinking led to shots fired