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Travelers on Interstate 72 in Pike County could have slow going as construction has begun on the road, just west of the Illinois Route 96 interchange for Hull.

A town hall meeting in Jacksonville is being organized for late April by state Rep. Randy Frese to better acquaint himself with those in his new district.

The Highway Improvement Program is spending billions to improve state roads between now and 2028. It is part of Rebuild Illinois, the capital infrastructure plan signed in 2019 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

A dream has blossomed into an Airbnb sensation as Bryan, his wife, Heather, and their six children welcome visitors from around the world every week at a restored log cabin and a separate, restored historic agricultural bunkhouse.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is giving a section of East Morton Avenue an overhaul that began Thursday.

Starting Wednesday, eastbound Interstate 72 between Veterans Parkway and Wabash Avenue in Springfield will be closed for emergency repairs, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Some Illinois driving lanes closed for construction will re-open for the 4th of July holiday weekend to ease traffic.

"Armadillo" is more familiar to Midwesterners as the punchline to jokes about creatures that roam the expanses of Texas. No more. The animals are working their way north. Face it. Morgan County and environs are part of armadillo country.

West-central Illinois primary election results in.

Three referendums on the primary ballot in Scott County were approved by voters Tuesday night. The referendums were among the contested races in Tuesday’s primary election. All results are unofficial until certified.