Schuyler County residents will pay an additional $1,477,132 in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Mason County residents will pay an additional $3,584,326 in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Peoria drivers are being warned that erosion-repair work on Mossville Road will begin on Monday, and they should expect slowdowns, according to the Peoria County Highway Department.

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The City of Carlinville has enlisted a local newspaper to help it in its ongoing war of words with the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW), the ECW alleges.

Tazewell County residents will pay an additional $38.76 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Peoria County residents will pay an additional $57,229,250 in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Stark County Board Chairwoman Coleen Magnussen has resigned as chairman and from the board, citing "strife and turmoil" caused by the ongoing budget impasse in Illinois, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Fulvio Zerla has resigned as the Stark County Board vice-chairman, citing the state's ongoing budget impasse, the Edgar County Watchdogs and Kewanee Star Courier reported recently.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

A government oversight group is calling for the resignation of three Stark County Board members whom the group accuses of lying about having knowledge of a special board meeting recently.

Two bills Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) says will ensure a repeat of past problems with Peoria's water system were reviewed by a Senate subcommittee recently.

Tri-County Airport is one of the best airports in Illinois, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), which handed out its 2017 Airport of the Year Awards recently.

A portion of Illinois Route 78 between Canton and Farmington would be designated "Sgt. Douglas Riney Memorial Highway" under a resolution that passed the General Assembly recently, according to a press release.

Doing a little summer reading will earn grade school students in the 73rd District a lot of rewards, including ice cream and a swimming party, Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) announced recently.

A government oversight group is urging the Illinois attorney general's public access counselor to subpoena the City of Carlinville for records the group has been asking for since February.

Teens between 14 and 16 can spend five days this summer learning what it means to be a police officer.

Peoria City Hall beat its counterpart in Vancouver, Washington, to claim the title of "Best City Hall" in America in a March Madness-style contest put on by Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) recently.

Carlinville Park District commissioners will no longer receive perks or benefits, Commissioner Robert Duckles told the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) in a letter posted on the group's Illinois Leaks website on Friday.

After a low point last fall, Bradley’s Michael Mounce hit some new lows recently – but that’s a good thing.