What the U.S. Geological Survey had reported last Thursday night’s earthquake about 9 miles east-southeast of Ina and 17 miles south-southeast of Mount Vernon,...

Authorities say a fountain in downtown Belleville’s Public Square is damaged after a driver crashed into it over the weekend.  Belleville Fire Chief Tom...

On April 8, 2014, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced that 40-year old Allen W. Clover,...

Illinois has obtained a waiver from some parts of federal No Child Left Behind education law.  The waiver will give the state more flexibility...

Senate Democrats say most of Illinois’ 860 public school districts would have their funding cut next year if the state’s temporary tax increase rolls...

Governor Pat Quinn has taken action on about 100 clemency petitions, granting 43 and denying 65.  Quinn said in a Friday news release that...

New students at Southern Illinois University won’t be paying more for tuition this fall.  WSIU Radio reports the university system’s trustees on Thursday opted...

Gas prices went up on a national average this past week, but rose a little more in Illinois.  The national average price for a...

The Saint Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4 to 3 in overtime on Saturday night and take a 2 games to nothing lead...

A top Illinois Department of Natural Resources official is the latest administrator to leave the agency.  The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports...