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Tuesday night's City Council meeting led off with a public hearing to close out the $500,000 Community Development Block Grant

The small but sometimes reserved crowd of 16 inside the Townsend Park recreation center took a little time before warming up to share ideas with Go Forward Pine Bluff officials on how to improve the city.

Eight Row Flint will be taking over Night Shift's former digs along Harrisburg.

Cook County Republican Chairman Sean Morrison did what he does best, taking care of himself but failing to help the Cook County Republican organization he is tasked to lead. Seven candidates he slated in a big PR stunt to run in the November elections have either quit the race or been thrown off the ballot, many for stupid mistakes that a good qualified party leader would have known to avoid. Republican Darren Bailey, who needs Republican support in the suburbs to unseat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzke...

The team at Agricole Hospitality will open a second location of Eight Row Flint.

Arnold continues to benefit from a recent zoning change on the 1300 block of Fourth Avenue. Council on Tuesday night approved the transfer of five former residential parcels on that block to the city’s redevelopment authority for business use. Properties at 1339, 1341, 1349 and 1351 likely will be used

Albany residents, business owners are expected to oppose Capital City Rescue Mission expansion at meeting.

As crime rises in Harris County over the last year, local officers are doing what they can to create better relationships with residents in their communities. 

Rising rents, no hot water, faulty or inoperable HVAC systems and mold are among Schuyler Apartments resident complaints.

Stephen College and the Unnamed Committee in Boone County for Open Minds in Politics welcomed current, former and one new candidate running for office at a women in politics forum.