Livestock markets in 2025 have been more favorable than in recent years compared to crop markets, but a high price environment does not mean producers should ease up on...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump can’t use National Guard troops in Chicago to help federal immigration enforcement, in another blow to the...

Illinois’ statewide 1% grocery tax will go away on Jan. 1, though many people will continue to pay it at the local level. Data compiled by the Illinois Municipal League...

Mary E. Thoele, 83, of Carlyle, died December 19, 2025, at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese. She was born October 19, 1942, in Breese, a daughter of the late William...

Lawrence Melvin Jones, 86, of Trenton, died Friday, December 19, 2025, at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, one day after his 65th wedding...