ROSEMONT — The Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association hosted the state’s first statewide conference on organized retail crime, drawing hundreds of law enforcement officers, retailers, prosecutors ...

QUINCY — Blessing Hospital has earned two national recognitions from the American Heart Association for its commitment to ...

QUINCY — Registration closes Sunday for the Quincy High School Class of 1996’s 30-year reunion. The celebration, set for July 24 and 25, features a reunion dinner, a private tent at the Blues Traveler ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois added jobs for a fourth consecutive month in June while the state’s unemployment rate held steady, according to data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

SHELBINA, Mo. — South Shelby head coach Adam Gunterman spent his first six seasons with the Cardinals coaching just two quarterbacks. Chase Moellering graduated after starting the previous three ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois colleges and universities can now apply to offer short-term workforce training programs eligible for a new federal expansion of Pell Grant funding, state education and workforce ...

QUINCY — Raising Cane’s restaurants in the Quincy area will join locations nationwide July 27 in marking National Chicken Finger Day, with the chain donating to a youth character-development charity ...

SPRINGFIELD — State labor officials have finalized the annual update for construction trade pay scales on public infrastructure projects, establishing the baseline compensation rates for every county ...

QUINCY — The Adams County Health Department is investigating nine cases of cyclosporiasis identified among county residents within the past 24 hours, part of a broader multistate increase in the ...

SHELBYVILLE, Mo. — It’s been a special run for North Shelby football the past couple of seasons. The Raiders had a Cinderella run in 2024 and advanced to the 8-Man Football state championship game, ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education released comprehensive guidelines Thursday to help local school districts navigate the implementation of artificial intelligence across elementary ...

HANNIBAL — Hannibal-LaGrange University announced that internationally acclaimed Christian recording artists and hymnwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty will headline the institution’s annual Booster ...