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Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs today joined U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez at the Center for Economic Progress in the West Loop to discuss the impact of the new Department of Labor conflict of...

Anyone who donates a sturdy new backpack for needy students between July 10 and Aug. 10 will get free admission to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Donated backpacks will be given ...

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Cory Ristvedt, would like to remind motorists to drive sober or designate a driver while celebrating over the 4th of July. DUI rem...

According to State Senator Dale Righter, just before the budget bill was called in the Illinois Senate this afternoon, House Speaker Michael Madigan added an 800 page, $10 million amendment to the bil...

Illinois residents are being warned of a poisonous plant growing throughout the state that causes painful blisters and a rash similar to severe burns when touched. Wild parsnip is spreading across par...

The Illinois House has passed a number of budget bills, including stop-gap funding for six-months for state operations, human services, and higher education. K-12 education will be funded for the enti...

A Cook County jury has awarded a record $53 million in a birth injury case involving an infant born at a Chicago hospital in 2004. Attorneys for the new 12-year-old Isaiah Ewing claim the University o...

More than 660 candidates received their degrees and certificates after the completion of the spring semester 2016. The graduates are:   Name City Degree Academic Program Title Jessica Crook Assoc...

The Marshall City Band's weekly concert will be tomorrow (7/1) at 8:00pm on the courthouse lawn. The show will feature music from Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean," "The Little Mermaid," and "Cinder...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers could vote today on bills that would pay for education and essential state services. Following two days of closed meetings, legislators reached a tentative agre...