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Governor Rauner today discussed growing Illinois by supporting agribusiness, growing the economy, and creating more good-paying jobs at the Agriculture Legislative Day Breakfast. "Agriculture is the b...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Piatt County in central Illinois... Champaign County in east...

The Embarras Volunteer Stewards will be working at Woodyard Conservation Area this Saturday (4/1) at 9:00 a.m. If you'd like to volunteer, keep in mind that no experience is required, but they do reco...

What could be more fun than hunting for Easter eggs? How about rolling them? On April 8, Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site hosts a day of children's crafts, stories and activities, including an eg...

All but one of Illinois' metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year unemployment rate. Six of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs, eight reported declines, accor...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 315 PM CDT. * At 223 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm...

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for our entire Illinois listening area until 8pm central.

The Rauner Administration released the following statement regarding the Auditor General's release of the Statewide Single Audit report. The state's lack of a centralized financial system has caused y...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon will host an Earth Day festival April 22nd. The day will include indoor rummage sales, plant exchange and plant sale, crafts for kids, refreshments, and plenty of...

Data Breach At Illinois Employment Department (Undated) -- The FBI is investigating following a data breach at the Illinois employment department. The state Department of Employment Security says the ...