Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout discusses Edward James Roye, an African American barber from Newark who became president of Liberia.

Bond County attorney Tom DeVore says it’s memories of growing up in a poor family that spur him today in legal battles against the stay-at-home executive orders issued by Illinois ...

Decatur County Residents Push Back as Judge Dismisses $3.5M Bainbridge Bond Proposal More for You '60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview at center of Trump lawsuit runs afoul of Cronkite-era CBS ...

Montgomery County commissioners agreed Tuesday to file a budget amendment to free up $8 million to begin working on road bond projects.

The Vallivue and Parma school districts each successfully passed a levy, while a Middleton bond didn’t receive the support it needed. A low-turnout election, only 10.6% of Canyon County’s ...

A Rockdale County man accused of killing his wife by knowingly infecting her with HIV has been granted bond following a hearing that featured emotional testimony, legal disputes, and heated ...

Matt Combe, superintendent for Morrow County School District, said this year’s bond measure is similar to a failed measure from 2022, though the structural and systemic issues have gotten worse ...

A Bond County woman was on her way down to the basement when a tornado struck her home. A tornado hit Bond County, Illinois, causing severe damage Wednesday. A woman is hospitalized, ...

Commissioner pushes Lake County to preserve farmland using bond money. Commissioner Anthony Sabatini opened the discussion on the heels of the news that 700-acre Long & Scott Farms is under ...

Montgomery County will place a $480 million bond on the May 3 ballot, but commissioners worry the funds won’t come fast enough to address growing mobility issues.

Northwest of the Springfield area, Brown County voters endorsed the referendum in 2022. G.H. Merritt of New Illinois, a non-profit and educational group that helps create county committees to ...

According to Washington County Illinois Management Agency, a shelter-in-place was issued just before 5 a.m. Monday. It wasn't immediately known how long the order would be in place.