western Illinois

Several long-serving members of the General Assembly have chosen not to run for reelection this year.Between now and the time they leave office, Illinois…

As the budget gridlock continues, downstate Republicans are finding themselves having to balance support for the Governor with constituent concerns.One of…

The Department of Energy says it has suspended the long-planned FutureGen clean-coal project in western Illinois. DOE spokesman Bill Gibbons told The…

Dick Humes squinted and sweat as he moved down a row of corn. He sliced through the husk with a metal hook in his right hand, snapped the ear from its…

Pike County calls itself the "pork capital of the world." However, in an area so tied to farming, it might be a bit surprising that a local school…

An alert imposed after smoke was spotted at the Quad Cities Generating Station in western Illinois was lifted after eight hours. Exelon Generation…