Darren Bailey’s second campaign for governor will take a different approach to Chicago and its suburbs following his ...

Impactful projects making a positive difference in local communities did not go unnoticed at the 2025 University of Illinois ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that drainage work on Illinois 37 between Wildcat Drive and Cochran Road south of Marion in Williamson County is underway starting this week.

A researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale wants to use agricultural waste products to develop carbon materials specifically designed to trap carbon dioxide, and he has earned a ...

The hiring of five new police officers – three for patrol and two for school security – was unanimously approved on Monday night by the Marion City Council. The rookie patrol officers coming aboard ...

Investigators who later came to the scene of the 2014 incident heard various versions of what happened next. But multiple witnesses told the Illinois State Police that shortly after this exchange, ...

MARION -This Sunday marks 40 years since a deadly tornado ripped through Marion. The May 29, 1982 F4 tornado killed 10 people, injured 200, destroyed homes, dozens of businesses and uprooted thousands ...

SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) has been named a Champion of Free Enterprise by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce for his contributions to the defense of free enterprise, and the ...

Elections board offered partially redacted data; federal officials insist on complete database The U.S. Department of Justice is insisting Illinois election officials hand over the state’s entire ...

MARION - Marion Unit 2 school board president Joe Bleyer addressed recent bizarre social-media rumors that the district was adding litter boxes to the restrooms for students who wished to dress up in ...

Twin Peaks restaurant in Wheeling permanently closed its doors last month after about 6½ years in business along the town's "Restaurant Row," village officials confirmed. John C. Melaniphy, Wheeling's ...

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded $627,624 in 2023 Project Next Generation (PNG) grants to 30 public libraries statewide, including two in Williamson County. PNG grants ...