Coles County Habitat for Humanity has announced the Groundbreaking Ceremony for their newest home build. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 29th at the homesite […]

A Louisville man has been sentenced to prison for violating his probation for drugs. 48-year-old Joshua Bass was placed on two years’ probation for unlawful possession of methamphetamine in December […]

  (Rep. Kam Buckner presents a bill before the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee on March 18 alongside Anjanette Young (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski) By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News […]

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Sen. Christina Castro, RIGHT, and Samir Tanna, deputy legislative director for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, testify before a Senate committee on a bill that […]

Altamont city council members Monday decided to replace the welcome sign at Schmidt Park. The sign greets those entering Altamont along the blacktop from the south. There was consideration of […]