(The Center Square) - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and state Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago, scheduled a press conference in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon to urge support for a 3% income tax surcharg...

(The Center Square) – Following a 10-day sales tax holiday for back to school shopping across the state in August, the state announced that residents saved a combined $11.4 million, more than th...

(Paxton-jm) – A blown transformer in Paxton knocked out power in several areas Sunday evening. Reports of power outages were reported in Buckley, Loda, Ludlow and parts of Paxton.   (Fo...