Trenton’s city council on Monday started the clock on establishing a new Tax Increment Finance (T.I.F.) district, replacing the expiring T.I.F. district that follows the...

The countdown is on! The Illinois State Fair is marking 100 days until the opening of the 2025 Fair with a special “100 Days Out” Celebration on...

Illinois Senate Democrats voiced their support last Thursday for a bill that would create a program to streamline high school students’ college application processes,...

Weather has changed over the past century when much of the river infrastructure was built, according to Madelynn Wuestenberg, Iowa State University...

Trenton voters elected David Brandmeyer to be the next mayor over current mayor Andy Weh. Mayor-Elect Brandmeyer will be sworn in on May 12, 2025 at the next city council...

New Baden’s village board on Monday approved bids for construction of a new combined village hall, police department, and ambulance building at a cost of about $8 million,...

On March 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM Clinton County 911 received a call of a possible traffic crash on Illinois Route 50 near the intersection with Jolliff Bridge Road, Shattuc....

In recent weeks, action taken by the federal administration has left many individuals wondering about the status of a small-town staple—the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

The number that finally got the Trenton council on board with a proposed solar project south of town is $450,000. On Monday, council members agreed that an agreement with...

Two measures, awaiting advancement, seek to outlaw plastics, foam and disposable products from Illinois businesses and schools. The National...

CREWS WERE OUT IN FORCE actively responding to damage caused by high winds and tornadoes which moved across the Ameren Illinois service territory...

Non-partisan municipal elections are often ho-hum affairs with sparse voter turnout and a series of uncontested ballots. Not so this Spring in...

Trenton’s city council on Monday unanimously approved a continuation of the one percent tax charged on unprepared groceries. The state of Illinois had earlier approved...

Dieterich Bank and Community Bank of Trenton (CBT) announced that Dieterich Bank will acquire CBT in an all-cash transaction, which has been approved by Dieterich’s Board...

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (RIL) today joined U.S. Reps. Angie Craig (D-MN), Pete Stauber (R-MN), and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) in reintroducing the Truck...