Young Abraham Lincoln's tiny Illinois town is due for a makeover
Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic ...
Thousands without power in Central Illinois
Thousands of people are without power in Central Illinois after damaging storms swept through on Sunday afternoon. In ...
Proposed Porter County subdivision in Center Township on hold amid traffic concerns
Amid concerns about traffic impacts on nearby subdivisions, the 76-lot Scianna subdivision has been put on hold for a month ...
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A university, a southern Illinois town and a fight to survive Trump’s war on higher education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present a threat to public institutions like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves.
Illinois, Wisconsin voters head to polls Tuesday. What seats are up for grabs?
Illinois elections will be held to determine a wide variety of municipal offices, and voters in Wisconsin will face massive ...
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The hottest mayor’s races to watch in DuPage, Kane counties
Voters in Tuesday’s election will finish selecting mayors and village presidents in some hard-fought races throughout DuPage ...
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Godfrey and Alton mayoral races heat up ahead of April 1 elections | Joe Crawford
As Godfrey and Alton prepare for the April 1 elections, key issues include crime, road conditions, and a massive sinkhole in ...
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A university, a rural town and their fight to survive Trump’s war on higher education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like ...
While the Ivy League Is Caving to Trump, Less Fancy Schools Are Preparing for Disaster
The Trump administration has sought to deport Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil for leading the pro-Palestinian ...
The year’s first major political test in Wisconsin becomes a referendum on Elon Musk
The election to fill a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat is quickly becoming a referendum on the Trump administration and a test ...
What is the Midwest's role in the great immigration debate?
The highest concentrations of undocumented immigrants in Midwest states are in cities with "sanctuary" policies.
Landing a data center is worth the environmental tradeoffs, Illinois towns say
For Ric Offerman, Minooka’s mayor, these are inescapable environmental tradeoffs to secure a multibillion-dollar investment from Equinix, Inc., a Redwood City, California-based company that operates ...