ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed – but behind that acronym are real people you probably see every ...

As I write this, Gov. JB Pritzker is preparing to give his annual budget address. It’s an unenviable task. Earlier this month, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget released a report showing ...

More than 700 Illinois schools are within a quarter-mile of crop fields, yet state law doesn’t require pesticide applicators ...

It’s a month where we pay homage to Black history. We honor the names, the hands, the kitchens and the legacies that our ...

Illinois lawmakers are poised to make a second attempt at passing a bill that would give state regulators more authority to control the rising cost of homeowners insurance. Gov. JB Pritzker called for ...

Gov. JB Pritzker announced a plan last week to “manage Illinois pension commitments through a set of proposals designed to ...

The president of the union that represents deputies in the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office pleaded with a judge to be lenient in sentencing former deputy Sean Grayson for the murder of Sonya Massey.

One day after Leland Grove Police Chief Dan Ryan was arrested for domestic battery and driving under the influence, Sangamon ...

Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum Open HouseFri., Feb. 13, 1-5 p.m.200 S. Main St., Athens Celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s 217th ...

Plans for a $500 million data center to be built by Dallas-based CyrusOne in rural southwest Sangamon County could receive ...

In one of those rare but welcome departures from local norms, a play is being performed in Springfield that probably hasn’t been done in years, if ever. While Greek tragedy might not be high up on ...

As the U.S. sheds manufacturing jobs, Illinois is accepting applications for $24 million in grant funding to establish ...