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Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly who are critical of the governor’s proposed budget are limited in what they can do since they are in the super minority in both chambers.
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The U.S. Department of Energy has chosen a consortium of community colleges across Illinois to increase the pathway to green jobs and reduce waste and pollution for manufacturers.
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The Washington Theater in Quincy was home to vaudeville acts and later a movie theater before it shuttered in the 1980s. Now, an effort is underway to restore the theater to its former glory.
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Western Illinois landowners and farmers are needed for a survey about the challenges they face on their land. The Illinois Extension’s survey will turn the feedback from landowners in Adams, Pike, Brown, Hancock and Schuyler counties into educational programming and resources to help them.
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The Quincy Gems, a collegiate summer baseball team, is not returning next season. The team’s owners, Jimmie and Julie Louthan, made the announcement on Tuesday. The couple cited sacrificing family time and a difficulty providing affordable seasonal entertainment.
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While the Mississippi River produced major flooding in parts of northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, it is expected to crest well below serious flood levels in the St. Louis area this weekend.
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Many cities in the Upper Midwest have seen the river already reach its crest, as the water moves down through the system.
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The agreement will let the hospital that serves a predominantly rural area have access to the resources of a major city’s health care system without surrendering local control.
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The two new buildings will replace several aging structures that may be best remembered for their role in spreading Legionnaires' disease and killing 13 residents in 2015.
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St. Louis on the Air will adopt a summer broadcast schedule from August 1 through the month of September while the show’s producers search for a new host and launch a listening tour to prepare for new episodes in the fall.