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The Interstate 57 entrance ramp at exit 315 in Bradley will close Friday. The northbound entrance ramp at State Route 50 will close at noon Friday because of the ongoing construction. Motorists looking to head north on 57 will...

      SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois transportation officials say they're gearing up for busy roadways this Memorial Day weekend...

Area communities and civic organizations have listed their Memorial Day services for this weekend. VFW Post 7450 welcomes the public to Legion Park in Watseka at 11 am Monday. Traditional events are planned including the...

Illinois unemployment by metro area Metropolitan Area -        April 2013       April...

State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) voted to stop customers of Commonwealth Edison and Ameren from facing steep, annual electric rate hikes. Barickman joined ten other Senators who voted against Senate Bill 9 May 21...

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE DISTRICT 21 WARNS MOTORING PUBLIC TO DRIVE SAFELY DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TRAVEL State Troopers to Strictly Enforce Speeding, DUI, Seatbelt and Distracted Driving Ashkum – Illinois State Police...

County Clerk Lisa Fancher is announcing a purge of voter registration files.  The state-required purge takes place this month.  All registered voters will receive a new voter registration card by mail.  It is...

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan is looking for a publisher --  to get his tell-all book on the market. The former governor, former secretary of state, former legislator, pharmacist and most-recently, former...

Federal Grants, Low-Interest Loans Will Help Families and Businesses Recover from Historic Floods SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pat Quinn today announced 14 more counties were approved for federal disaster aid to help people and...

A two-hour closed meeting of the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Board is now questioned as a possible illegal meeting.  And—action taken by the Board could be challenged. Administrator Doug Corbett was stripped of any duties...