A bridge painting project on Old Route 36 south near Riverton is set to begin next week. on April 28. On Friday, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that lane closures will be ...

As our nation prepares to celebrate its approaching semi-quincentennial, I believe Springfield is well positioned for the ...

Cook Street has reopened after being closed for over a day due to water main repairs. The closure affected much of the street ...

Springfield massage parlors were found to have violated a city ordinance, officials announced on Friday. The ordinance was ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is warning communities across the state of drinking water contamination. The EPA ...

The four-year contract is expected to cost a total of $1.4 billion. It includes class size limits, requirements to hire ...

Four of the five highest-taxing metro areas in the country are in Illinois, driven by the state’s pension debt.

Last year's rezoning to allow a convenience store with gas within the city's wellfield safety zone prompted the council to ...

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. A new study says four of the top five urban areas with the highest property taxes are right here in Illinois.

Illinois 1% sales tax on groceries will be eliminated. But dozens of suburbs across Chicago and the state will be ...

Schrag defeated Mary Collette in the April 8 election to take the mayor’s seat from McClure, who was term-limited after four ...

Warmer weather means everyone is getting out more, including door-to-door salespeople. Better Business Bureau advises ...