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The superintendent of the eastern Illinois state park that includes a troubled, state-owned resort says he hopes to know later this year what will happen to the closed facility.Click to Continue »

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon in June will head a trade mission to France and Ireland.Click to Continue »

Melissa Thompson lay in her hospital bed, eight months pregnant. Her blood pressure was skyrocketing, and she was complaining of headaches.Click to Continue »

A Harrisburg fire truck is going to college.Click to Continue »

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Fuel-hauling tank cars need retrofits to prevent more explosive train wrecks — and the public can't wait another decade for the improvements as has been suggested by industry, U.S. safety…Click to Continue »

Police in Galesburg seized $635,000 in cash and 250 pounds of cannabis last year.Click to Continue »

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office will be monitoring elections across the state to ensure voters' rights are upheld.Click to Continue »

The next Ferguson City Council will face the daunting task of remaking much of the beleaguered town's leadership, a process that will begin soon after Tuesday's municipal election.Click to Continue »

The Kansas City mayor is delaying a vote on a "living wage" proposal because he says it's too important for a hasty decision.Click to Continue »