The men and women chosen as "Leaders Among Us" by the Southern Business Journal will be celebrated by the Southern Illinois Regional Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon on Sept. 19, according to a Facebook post from the chamber.

Illinois students will continue to be informed about how oil and gas are critical to the state thanks to a 10-year extension of the Petroleum Education and Marketing Act (PEMA), according to a press release from Rep. David Severin (R-Benton), who sponsored the legislation extending the act.

Carbondale’s The Stage Company is calling for cast members for its first production of the 2017-18 season, No Bones About It, according to the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce.

Gas prices could soon be rising by as much as 10 cents per gallon in Illinois, courtesy of the state’s new record-setting budget plan that removed a six-year-old 20 percent tax exemption on wholesale gas prices.

Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) came to the West Frankfort City Council meeting on July 25 with a special message of thanks to three members of the city's police department, two city firefighters and two residents, according to a press release.

Ken Rhude wonders whether he still belongs in Jackson County.

The Illinois attorney general has put the responsibility for answering Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for the Benton Municipal Airport squarely on the City of Benton, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) website.

Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

Area lawmakers are cheering news that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is hard at work looking for a new operator for the Rend Lake Resort and Conference Center in Franklin County.

Sparta Community Airport has earned a 2017 Airport of the Year Award from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the agency reported recently.

Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) recently commended the Rauner Administration and the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) for coming to an agreement that prevents the layoff of nurses working in state correctional facilities, according to a press release.

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

Special Agent William Blackburn has earned the title of "Officer of the Year" from the Illinois State Police (ISP) for his efforts at combating methamphetamine, the agency announced recently.

Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of vandals who raided one of his senior-assisted living construction worksites and damaged valuable equipment.

Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) celebrated the recent agreement between the Illinois Department of Corrections (IODC) and the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) that will prevent the layoff of 124 nurses working in correctional facilities.

Constituents of Reps. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) and Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) are receiving robocalls urging them to tell their representatives to vote against the budget passed by the Senate on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Illinois Republican Party.

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

Without the help of Republicans, Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to fix the budget by raising the Illinois income tax and expanding the sales tax.