Behind the Badge is a weekly series to introduce people to the men and women dedicated to serving the community. This week, ...

Memorial Day boating in Illinois comes with sticker shock as premium gas tops $6, but many owners say they still plan to hit ...

For more than a decade, Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has scattered wooden troll sculptures around the world. He has ...

Nathan McCombs has joined Investment Advisors Group as a licensed financial adviser, supporting planning, investing and ...

Carrier pigeons are cool. They find their way home using magnetoreception. Magnetoreception is a fancy word composed of the ...

Commentary: Some half-truths are more costly than others. Some are personal and irksome, but some are far more costly.

The 79th Cannes Film Festival draws to a close with the presentation of one of cinema’s highest honors, the Palme d’Or. This ...

A student from Jacksonville is being recognized for academic achievement at Southeast Missouri State University.

Several west-central Illinois residents were among more than 1,500 students who graduated from the University of Illinois ...

Users of credit cards that accrue airline miles and points toward various travel perks are likely to find their balances ...

Angela Bauer has been a copy editor and lifestyles editor for the Journal-Courier since July 2012. The Evansville, Indiana, native grew up in Paducah, Kentucky, and interned with the Paducah Sun.