Fried or smoked turkey is delicious. But the Illinois State Fire Marshal wants to make sure everyone enjoys that deliciousness safely. Open flames and hot oil...
The Village of Chatham received an update on the status of their pensions this week. Overall, the funding percentage of the police pension has gone up...
PRESS RELEASE | U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced legislation today to end the dumping of untreated sewage waste into the Great Lakes...
Raising pay for government workers is always a delicate subject. Springfield’s budget problems are well known, and the city has dramatically scaled back the size of...
A group of Illinois lawmakers are promoting legislation that would use a combination of state, local and federal funds to put metal detectors in every school...
Follow along live with the Chatham Village Board. They will be discussing the village’s finances and pension liability. Next year’s tax levy will also be planned....
Follow along live with the Springfield City Council committee of the whole.
Most of the election dust has settled, and lawmakers are headed back to the capitol on Tuesday to address some of the 78 bills that outgoing Gov. Bruce...
Illinois Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that dealing with the state’s financial problems will be a top priority. To that end, Pritzker said he created a...
The ward meeting for Ward 2 is tonight at 5:30 PM at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (908 S. Martin Luther King Drive). Residents are encouraged to...