SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Power Agency closed the bidding period Wednesday for its first energy storage procurement, a key early step in implementing the state’s Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) announced a new partnership Wednesday with the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group, aiming to give the state’s manufacturing sector a ...

CHICAGO — A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from requiring the production of a database containing personal information on 17 million ...

QUINCY — The Adams County Bicentennial Commission announced this week that its commemorative book marking the county’s 200th anniversary has officially sold out. The publication, produced as part of ...

CLAYTON — Plans call for phasing out the Clayton Work Camp as part of ongoing Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) efforts to operate more efficiently, reduce costs and better support its mission ...

HANNIBAL — Hannibal Regional Medical Group will offer free prostate cancer screenings on Sept. 17 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the most ...

KAHOKA, Mo. — Bowling Green senior running back Gary Welch was in top form on opening night. Welch combined for five touchdowns to help lead the Bobcats to a 47-12 win over Clark County on Friday ...

QUINCY — Quincy Public Schools (QPS) Chief of Business Operations Ryan Whicker had two words for the 2026-27 district tentative budget. “Pleasantly surprised,” Whicker said. The tentative $106 million ...

QUINCY — Brother Michael Perry, a 1976 Quincy University graduate and former global leader of the Order of Friars Minor, was elected provincial minister of the Franciscan Province of Our Lady of ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Hannibal Pirates cross country season began today as the Pirates raced at the COMO Kickoff in Columbia, Missouri. This is a great season opener for both veterans and rookies as the ...

QUINCY — Around 230 motorcycles set out from Lincoln, Neb., on Sunday for the 20th Annual National Legacy Run of the American Legion Riders, on the way to Louisville, Ky. On Tuesday, the roughly 280 ...

QUINCY — U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy launched his campaign’s Business Leaders Coalition on Friday in Quincy, bringing together employers from across western Illinois for the first of a series of ...