GRANVILLE -- Closing the doors of a 43-year local institution was not something that longtime independent pharmacy owner Marlin Weekley of Metamora wanted to be doing last month.

FREEPORT — Jake Olberding enrolled at Highland Community College thinking it would be an affordable higher education option, but he’ll pay more for tuition this fall because his school is squeezed by Illinois’ $5.8 billion backlog...

There are many great places to camp and fish in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources manages 324 state parks, fish and wildlife areas, state forests and other sites. Here is a list of a dozen state sites ranked by the amount of...

The EF5 tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., on Monday has caused untold damage and claimed at least 24 lives. If you want to help, check out the information below.
 
 

How to help, how affected people can get assistance, and other tips. 

Although delayed payments from the state are to be expected these days, university officials say the predictability doesn’t make it any easier. Nearly 11 months into this fiscal year, Illinois’ nine public universities have received...

CANTON — Things are looking up for the city of Canton, at least as far as its sewer bills are concerned.

Cynthia Torres was one of more than 6,700 Rockford-area residents served last year by La Voz Latina, but the outlook the agency isn’t as rosy now. The nonprofit has lost roughly one-third of its annual funding, due in large part to a...

In early 2002, former Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes warned about the deteriorating condition of state finances. In March, Hynes warned that the bill backlog had hit $1.2 billion, which he said was the largest in the state’s history. Eleven...

The Boston Police Department tweeted this morning, "Three additional suspects taken into custody in marathon bombing case."
 

Deadbeat Illinois: With a little under half of its overall operating budget being held up in Springfield, the Knox County Council for Developmental Disabilities has had to get creative to stay afloat. About $2 million of the Galesburg group’s...