K9 Officer Kane will assist the department in duties such as search and rescue operations, finding narcotics and tracking ...

Senate Bill 2217, sponsored by state Sen. Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, D-Western Springs, mandates that all townships with a ...

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled against House Minority Leader Tony McCombie and Reps. Ryan Spain and Dan Ugaste’s lawsuit to throw out the state’s current legislative map, which they ...

Some Jackson County roads are still closed due to flooding. Several county officials compiled a road closure map in a joint effort to help with detours ...

Whiteside County voters approved a public safety sales tax Tuesday to fund the county's 911 emergency dispatch center.

Do you know which township ... township or the county governing their geographic area. All of these bills share a common goal: reducing the size and scope of government across Illinois.

Arnold Vegter, who also is the road commissioner for Union Grove Township in Whiteside County, told the board that the TOI has been working with the Illinois Association of County Board Members ...

Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat An Illinois bill that would prohibit public schools — like Freeburg High in the metro east — from using references to disabilities as mascots passed out ...

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office recently reported multiple arrests in Concord and Painesville townships for OVI and weapons-related offenses. The sheriff’s office said in a news release that ...

WHITESIDE COUNTY, Ill. — The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office St. Patrick’s Day enforcement period resulted in one DUI arrest, 21 speeding citations, two arrests for driving without a valid ...

WHITESIDE COUNTY, Ill. — Whiteside County is putting a public safety sales tax on the ballot once again after the motion failed for a third time last November. Whiteside County Sheriff John ...

Residents have voted down the measure four times since 2020 but first responders and 911 officials say it will help with emergency responses and services. White House Gives Ukraine Ceasefire ...