United Methodist Village, a 143-bed skilled care facility in Lawrenceville, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2018.

East Oakland Township may have been illegally using a large building to store privately owned boats and vehicles on the taxpayers dime.

The number of food stamp recipients fell over two years at 54 of 66 Illinois welfare offices analyzed by Prairie State Wire.

Countryview Terrace, a 16-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled in Louisville, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Nomination are being sought for the 2017 Mattoon Small Business of the Year Award, the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce said on its website.

The Effingham Kmart on North Keller Drive is one of 45 Kmart outlets that will close in January as parent company Sears Holdings continues its wave of store closures, a Business Insider report said.

The RIDES Mass Transit District has filed a second amended legal complaint against Edgar County in the Fifth Judicial Circuit in the hopes of accessing funds from a previously dissolved organization, the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Douglas and Effingham counties have each been awarded one of the six new enterprise zones by the Illinois Department of Commerce Enterprise Board, according to a recent announcement.

Pork farmers in Illinois can again get financial help to plant tree buffers thanks to a cost-sharing program from the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) and the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB).

The Grain Belt Express, a 780-mile-long power line that would deliver electricity from Kansas to western Indiana, hit a major roadblock when the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) rejected the plan recently, according to a release from Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville).

A group of business owners have filed a lawsuit against Coles County, alleging violation of their 14th Amendment rights to equal protection.

Daria Reid has always known where her bread is buttered.

The Illinois Department of Labor (DOL) has validated a complaint regarding a deal between the Farm Services Group (FSG) Painters and former Clark County Park District Director Charity Murphy, the Edgar County Watchdogs report on their Illinois Leaks website.

The RIDES Mass Transit District has no right to the remaining funds from the sale of the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District (ECMTD) no matter how many complaints it files, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) argued recently.

The University of Illinois' startup incubator has received two grants worth more than $800,000 to support entrepreneurs and startup programs across the state, according to a press release.

Michael LaMonto has been named a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC).

Nurse Michelle Homann-Kersey's compassionate work at Sara Bush Lincoln's (SBL) Lincolnland Hospice has earned her a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, according to a press release.

Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from the Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.