Voting along party lines, the Illinois House passed a $42-billion-dollar budget last Wednesday on the final day of the spring session. Democrats rushed the budget through in the final hours, even forg...read more
Researchers are testing a way to use facial recognition technology to selectively divert invasive Asian carp species in the Illinois River.
The Nature Conservancy, Illinois’ Department of...read more
State officials are hopeful the new lottery promotion will prompt more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
There are some people that will never get vaccinated, maybe for religious reasons or other b...read more
Moving your family can be a stressful task as it is, and doing business with a shady or scam moving company you trusted with all of your possessions can make things even tougher.
In 2020, the Better ...read more
Those that might be planning on getting a COVID vaccine at the county’s mass vaccination site at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville have less than two weeks to do so.
The Madison Cou...read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has created “crisis-level” worker shortages at many Illinois long-term care and nursing home facilities.
The latest labor report shows a continued decline in long-te...read more
Illinois lawmakers want to allow people who were overpaid unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep the money despite a $5 billion deficit in the state's Unemployment Insurance Trust ...read more
Beginning July 1, Illinois will start using automatic electronic checks to detect drivers without auto insurance.
Twice a year, Illinois motorists will be subject to random checks.
Curre...read more
Legislators may take another look at legislation to allow prisoners to vote.
Senate Bill 828 would restore voting rights to any person serving a sentence who is otherwise eligible to vote according t...read more
Two people on a motorcycle were injured when it collided with a passenger car on the Berm Highway near the entrance to the Mel Price Locks and Dam on Sunday afternoon. Both were airlifted to hos...read more
The village of Godfrey is considering a landlord registry. Trustees have agreed to investigate the possibility of creating such a database, including the possibility of eventually licensing la...read more
A tornado hit the Chicago suburbs of Naperville, Woodridge, Burr Ridge and Darien late Sunday night, damaging dozens of homes and businesses, and injuring several people. Early estimates say t...read more
Ameren Illinois is partnering with Senior Services Plus in Alton to equip qualifying seniors’ homes with energy efficient LED bulbs, water saving shower heads, faucet aerators, advanced power st...read more
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced upcoming lane closures on I-270 over the Mississippi River at the Chain of Rocks Bridge. Traffic will be reduced to one lane for westbound tra...read more
OSF HealthCare has announced they will once again increase their minimum wage for employees. Around 7,500 workers will see a pay bump from $12 to $15 per hour, at 14 hospitals and other facilities loc...read more
