A jury has been selected to decide the case of a Freeport man charged with sex assault and aggravated battery in Whiteside County in 2023. The eight-man, four-woman jury, sworn in at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday ...

City Council leaders are considering taking legal action to block what they are calling Mayor Adams’ “appalling” new policy ...

Urbana mayoral candidates Annie Adams and Deshawn Williams held a forum at the University YMCA on Wednesday with the West ...

More information about a deadly two-story house fire in rural Coles County has been released. Firefighters on-scene said they ...

A house fire early Friday morning in Janesville in southern Coles County claimed the lives of two brothers, ages 11 and 7.

Last month, HPAI spread to Rose Acre Farms in Seymour, which is the second-largest egg producer in the United States. About 2 ...

Highway-rail grade crossing upgrades prevent collisions, keeping pedestrians and motorists safer on our roadways,” ICC ...

Muddy River News transaction information is obtained from Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration forms accompanying ...

Feb. 15, Hancock County Historical Society quarterly meeting will host Reg Ankrum, a resident of Quincy, speaking on “The Statehood of Illinois and County Formation.” He is a ...

A federal judge extended a restraining order Monday on the Trump administration's deadline for more than 2 million federal ...

The lawsuit comes as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee next month.

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...