On July 1, several new laws and tax changes are set to go into effect across Illinois. The updates were passed during the ...

State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) announced this week his intention to seek a third term in the Illinois ...

Tax bills for 2024 payable in 2025 should arrive in local mailboxes by next week at the latest, according to Monroe County ...

Per a press release from the St. Louis County Police Department, an 85-year-old Dupo man was struck and killed while riding ...

The U.S. barge market is facing a retirement cliff which could impact ag transportation logistics, one analyst warned. Ken ...

A local boy and his family have been dealing with a tragic cancer diagnosis and grueling treatment for the better part of a ...

The successor to retiring Regional Superintendent of Schools Kelton Davis remains to be selected – although it appears that ...

After a busy first half of 2025, June has been relatively calm for Columbia aldermen. Apart from items on the consent agenda, ...

Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 7:20 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Old Route 3 at ...

A local veteran recently got the opportunity to enjoy a visit to Washington, D.C. much sooner than anticipated as she had the ...

The Illinois Press Association hosted its annual convention earlier this month in Peoria, during which the Republic-Times ...

Nancy and Rick Kern of Columbia are named as co-plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against Dollar General following a Feb. 24, ...