The Illinois Commerce Commission and Operation Lifesaver are teaming up this week to share information about the importance of rail safety. September 15 - 21 (2025) is Rail Safety Week in Illinois. Motorists are reminded...
Governor J.B. Pritzker has issued notice that flags across Illinois state buildings have been ordered to half-staff until the interment of former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, who died Sunday. The Illinois Department of Central...
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that there will be daily closures on the exit and entrance ramps at the Interstate 55 Odell interchange (exit 209) in Livingston County beginning Monday, September 22. The...
Jim Edgar, arguably one of the most popular state leaders in Illinois history, died Sunday at 79. Edgar was raised in Charleston, IL. He guided Illinois through much of the 1990s with a focus on fiscal matters to...
Indiana Rail Safety Week Highlights the Importance of Making Safe Choices Around Trains and Railroad Tracks
Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured...
The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) passed a Resolution honoring Iroquois West high school senior Aubrey Chandler. Miss Chandler recently placed 3rd in the Junior 2025 Illinois State Smallbore Championships at the Illinois State...
Roger Koerner Jr. (Kern-er) and Kenneth Lewellen are two new members of the Kankakee County Board. Koerner represents District 10 while Lewellen will be a voice for District 14. Both were sworn-in Tuesday, filling...
State Senator Chris Balkema has been appointed to the Legislative Audit Commission, a bipartisan panel made up of members from both the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives that reviews state audits and ensures agencies...
