Illinois Man Handed Prison Sentence For Drugs And Gun Conviction

An Illinois man with a prior criminal record has been sentenced in Posey County. 47-year-old Damian Schile will spend the next 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of meth and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious felon. On May 26 …

Illinois Nurses Association honors two from WIU nursing

A Western Illinois University instructor and a recent graduate have been named to the Illinois Nurses Association's 40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leader list. The award, established by the Illinois Nurses Foundation, recognizes young nurse leaders who are …

RAW: FILE: JUDGE GRANTS TEMP BLOCKS NATL GUARD TO ILLINOIS

Federal judge grants temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois ​COPYRIGHT 2025 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. As …

Plaza Tire Service Expands to Fairview Heights, Illinois

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 10, 2025-- Plaza Tire Service has opened a new location on Lincoln Highway, just south of St. Clair Square Shopping Center, bringing its trusted tire and automotive services to more drivers in the Greater St. …

Dalton Thomas awarded a $16,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield

SPRINGFIELD – Dalton Thomas of Morrisonville, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the spring 2026 semester and awarded a $16,000 Star Scholar Award for tuition over four years. At UIS, he will major in secondary …

DeKalb County Schools Chief Indicted In Illinois Kickback Scheme

DeKalb County’s school superintendent faces federal charges for allegedly running a kickback operation at his previous job that funneled more than $80,000 into his pockets while defrauding two school districts. Why It Matters: Devon Horton still leads one …

Train Derailment Clean-Up Continuing in NW Illinois

Clean up crews continued to work through the night to clear wreckage caused by a train derailment in the Jo Daviess County village of Nora. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, 17 train cars carry ethanol derailed yesterday just after …

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

US judge blocks Trump’s deployment of National Guard in state of Illinois

Federal judge blocks deployment for two weeks, says sending Guard troops would ‘add fuel to the fire’. Published On 10 Oct 202510 Oct 2025 A federal judge in Chicago has temporarily blocked United States President Donald Trump’s deployment of hundreds of …

Fiscal Fallout: Illinois has among highest-paid state employees

(The Center Square) The average wages for Illinois state employees are among the highest in the nation and belie the state's more modest cost-of-living rankings, according to state and federal data. Editor's Note This investigative story is part of …