Chris Ahart is taking the job, succeeding Dustin Sutton, who is retired from the position after 30 years with the department.

“Instead of cutting funding that would limit learning and prove harmful to Illinois communities, we’re fighting for Illinoisans to ensure they have the funding and resources to learn, grow and explore ...

Two women have been arrested and face charges in the death of a 13-month-old child at a Peoria hospital. The case is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Peoria County coroner.

Peoria allocated a total of $790,000 in its 2025 budget toward combatting homelessness and has roughly $600,000 of that money remaining. The United Way is currently working with the state of ...

With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be at the new Athletics ballpark ...

WORTHINGTON — Based on information from the Minnesota Department of Revenue for the 2025 assessment, a negative trend of 9.3% for agricultural land was seen while small cities and township residential ...

Early Friday morning in South Peoria, tragedy struck when a man was fatally shot and subsequently crashed his vehicle, while another individual sustained injuries from a separate gunshot wound.

Over a decade, growth has taken place in the county and University of Illinois Extension Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell Unit. The Mason County club has more than doubled in size to 37 active youth.

Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman visited two women-owned technology businesses and a revitalization project in Anne Arundel County on June 20 as part of her Take a Look with Brooke tour, which ...

The new contract for the 860-member Suffolk County Correction Officers Association runs from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2029. The Suffolk County Legislature’s government operations committee ...

The Lower Tule and Pixley GSAs have applied for exemptions as well. Aside from the Tule subbasin, the Tulare Lake subbasin, which covers most of Kings County, was also placed on probation in 2024.

Nassau County is expected to be among the last municipalities on Long Island to operate government buildings and agencies on Juneteenth Thursday, despite Democrats' years of effort since 2021 to ...