U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today introduced legislation to keep prime and unique farmland in production for farming by restricting access to federal tax credits...

Last Tuesday at 10:14 p.m., the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a head-on collision on Old U.S. Highway 50 near Central High School...

Safety is paramount in the electric industry. To advance safety education and practices, lineworkers, supervisors and warehouse personnel from...

Starting this week, there will be some changes to the distribution of the Sun that will likely affect the delivery of the paper for some subscribers. For several years, we...

President Donald Trump’s plan to implement tariffs on key United States trading partners could affect more than $100 billion worth of goods imported to Illinois from...

On January 30, MotoMart in New Baden, Illinois, two armed males robbed the convenience store. The incident involved the theft of money, sodas, and...

This is the fourth and final installment of Year in Review, a month-by-month recapitulation of last year’s significant local news events. OCTOBER 2024 Headlines: 4-H...

Trenton’s city council on Monday reopened a discussion of the city’s position on the potential location of a 30-acre solar field within Trenton’s 1.5 mile “growth corridor”...

The Illinois State Board of Education is encouraging local school districts to adopt clear policies spelling out how and when their staff should...

This is the third of four installments of Year in Review, a month-by-month recapitulation of last year’s significant local news events. JULY 2024 Headlines: Each year,...

Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20...

Chicago is expected to be ground zero for President Donald Trump’s deportation strategy.After taking the oath of office Monday, Trump said securing the border and deporting...

This is the second of four installments of Year in Review, a month-by-month recapitulation of last year’s significant local news events. APRIL 2024 Headlines: Trenton will...

Last Wednesday, State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) was officially sworn in as the State Representative for the 109th House District...

As the 104th General Assembly gets underway, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is revealing his priorities for 2025. The governor held a news conference in Springfield Wednesday after...