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Dozens of new laws were signed this week, including a measure that would increase collaboration between state government and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

Gov. Bruce Rauner traveled throughout the state this past week extolling the need for a constitutional amendment that would put term limits on the ballot

The most recent inspection of a box culvert on IL 71 over a stream, just north of Newark and south of Hughes Rd., has lowered

How cool! Congrats to Wilmington native Kelly Murphy, Wilmington’s first-ever Olympian! Good luck in Rio! Read more in the Free Press Newspapers article.

A major proponent of energy jobs and a state leader on the issue, State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Peru) represented Illinois at the Legislative Energy Horizon

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Director Alec Messina and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. this week announced

Governor Rauner also signed Senate Bill 210, giving law enforcement another tool to curb the growing number of retailers selling synthetic drugs, popularly known as

Insurance plans in Illinois, including Medicaid, will now cover breast tomosynthesis, or 3D mammography, following the Governor’s recent approval of Senate Bill 466. The legislation

A legislative package known as Molly’s Law was signed by the Governor that will strengthen the state’s Freedom of Information Act and extend the period

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced it will end the controversial PARCC assessment test for high school students during the upcoming 2016-17 school