Coming into October, transit districts from Chicago to Springfield were staring down the side of a fiscal cliff. Costs are up ...

With the adult guidance of Gov. JB Pritzker and his staff, state lawmakers scrambled in the wee hours of Halloween morning to approve a mass transit funding solution to ...

The single-issue election in Springfield saw a roughly 7% voter turnout and was estimated to cost the city more than $277,000 ...

Lincoln’s downtown square emerges as a perfectly preserved tableau of American small-town life, with buildings that have witnessed over a century of history while continuing to serve the community’s ...

The Illinois State Fair took to Facebook to announce Lainey Wilson will take over the Illinois Lottery Grandstand Stage on ...

Kendall County volunteer and Oswego resident Tom Kopacz earned a 2025 Outstanding Illinois Master Gardener Award.

As spending continues to outpace revenue brought in, Illinois is considering applying new taxes and fines that push the boundaries way past comfortable. The state knows that property taxes are too ...

This west-central Illinois gem sits about 30 miles west of Springfield, offering a refreshing escape from big-city chaos without sacrificing civilization’s comforts. Think of Jacksonville as that ...

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...

Illinois lawmakers have sent Gov. JB Pritzker legislation prohibiting federal authorities from making immigration arrests ...

Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Hillside Democrat, said lawmakers gave the Regional Transportation Authority power to raise the ...

Blood Drive: 11 a.m-6 p.m., Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, 1600 W. Walnut St. | To donate, contact ImpactLife Springfield at ...