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VAN WERT — The Van Wert County Land Reutilization Corporation, otherwise known as the Land Bank, has agreed to grant an option to purchase 7.79 acres of land at 820

As people across the United States rallied for gun reform on Saturday, two sides clashed at the Coles County Courthouse during a rally organized by the Coles County Democrats and

ABOARD THE PINNACLE, Bering Sea — Through the wheelhouse window, captain Mark Casto spotted a white line on the horizon. The edge of an ice floe was illuminated by bow lights piercing the morning darkness of the Bering Sea. He throttled back the engines. Soon, the Seattle-based crab boat began to nose through closely packed pancake-like pieces and bigger craggy chunks, some the size of boulders, which bobbed about in the currents and clanged against the hull. Casto had hoped this patch of sea would yield a bountiful catch of snow crab to help fill up the boat. Nearby, a few hours earlier, he...

Some Republicans have accused Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker of going back on his campaign promise that he would not sign a partisan-drawn map. Here's what he said when asked about the issue Wednesday.  Illinois lawmakers responded Saturday to the first draft of the long-awaited proposed state legislative maps, which were released late Friday, setting off the once-a-decade process wrought with bitter, partisan strife.  Democrats dubbed their proposal “a fair map” that represents the broad diversity of the state, yet it was widely denounced by Republicans and good government group...

Illinois lawmakers responded Saturday to the first draft of the long-awaited proposed state legislative maps, which were released late Friday, setting off the once-a-decade process wrought with bitter, partisan strife.