Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois residents seek hearing on Vermillion River planOct 26, 2018 7:00 am - OAKWOOD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents are pushing for a public hearing where they can voice concerns about an energy company's plan to build a wall to stabilize part o...
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Village boosts pay to draw young people into governmentOct 25, 2018 7:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Officials of a northern Illinois community are hoping increasing the salary of village board members will prompt younger candidates to run for ...
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Man seriously wounded by northern Illinois officersOct 25, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Police say a man was seriously wounded after shooting at northern Illinois officers when they tried to arrest him at a gas station. The shooting ha...
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Suburban residents among 200 veterans state will honor as part of bicentennialOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Bicentennial organizers and the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs have named 200 military veterans to honor during the state's 200th birthd...
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Tollway leaders spar over spending as expansion is plannedOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - Amid objections about overspending, Illinois tollway directors increased their consulting engineer's contract by nearly $6 million Thursday to design a new customer serv...
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Court rules against Rauner in AFSCME contract disputeOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois appellate court has ruled that a state labor board erred when it declared that Gov. Bruce Rauner's negotiations with a state labor u...
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School district to test 'remote school days' during winterOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) - Kids in one Maine school district may have to cut their fun in the snow short this year. The Bangor Daily News reports officials in the combined F...
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Southern Illinois chancellor recalled as passionate educatorOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Chancellor Carlo Montemagno was remembered as a passionate educator during a campus memorial service near...
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Cause unknown for fire destroying central Illinois hog barnOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - MONTROSE, Ill. (AP) - Fire officials don't know what caused a blaze that destroyed a hog barn and killed about 150 pigs in rural southern Illinois. The fire was reported...
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Campton Hills political activist completes 187-mile hike to SpringfieldOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - Jim Coxworth endured cold weather, gusty winds, high-traffic roads and plenty of blisters on his 13-day, 187-mile hike from the St. Charles area to Springfield. He also ...