Even as Gov. Bruce Rauner continues to strive toward a potential state budget solution, House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) “delays and offers nothing,” the Chicago Tribune recently reported while continuing its coverage of Illinois’ hemorrhaging finances.

Underscoring Urbana’s needs and defining his prospective mayoral role as distinct from any personal agenda, Republic Rex Bradfield tussled but generally touched similar chords with Democrat Diane Marlin at their first debate before the mayoral election on Tuesday.

The grades are in, and Urbana School District 116 has passed. The district received a "AA" rating from Standard & Poor's (S&P) recently, improving from an outlook considered "negative" to one that is "stable."

Altorfer Ag Products has hired Brandon Booth as a sales representative in Northern Illinois.

Illinois lawmakers are using a seemingly surreptitious way to give themselves pay raises: creating new and useless committees for which they are automatically paid an extra $10,326 as chairmen, a Chicago-based think tank is arguing.

A U.S. district judge assigned to rule on the theft and fraud case of a former congressman resigned recently, but the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) still have one big question: What took you so long?

Trading overdue fees for food, Woodstock Public Library (WPL) will welcome donations during its annual 'Have a Heart' week Feb. 12-18 — with canned food items innovatively canceling late fines — as well as host various health-related events.

With a wide variety of signup options and a charitable mission, Champaign Central's Interact Club will hold its second annual 5K race Saturday, Nov. 19, with all proceeds  benefiting a local humanitarian organization.

Smoothies, sandwiches, soups and salads served up at Yolanda Wilson’s new restaurant can now fuel Champaign residents thanks to the sponsorship of the city’s new Small Business Incentive Program, which now underwrites aspiring local entrepreneurs.

Three individuals and two organizations will step up to receive civic honors at a community-sponsored 5:45 p.m. ceremony on Thursday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign.

Champaign’s police department urges all residents to practice good safety habits over the Labor Day holiday weekend as the local force joins state and federal agencies in 2016’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.

Gov. Bruce Rauner recently made a round of assignments to various state-level agencies in Springfield — including slots in workforce, advocacy and minority business councils — with several placements consisting of re-appointments.

Due to electrical work at the State Farm Center Saturday, the traffic signals at the intersections of First and Fourth streets along Kirby Avenue will be impacted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

During storm sewer construction, Foothill Drive will be closed between Lincolnshire Drive and Robert Drive beginning Thursday.

Captioning a snapshot about Illinois’ neighboring state Indiana, Republican state Senate candidate for District 52 Mike Madigan recently commented on election matters via Facebook.

Illinois' State Universities Retirement System system is seeking candidates for the Champaign-based job of chief investment officer of its board of trustees, a position involving investment oversight and administrative reporting to the board’s executive director.

The state SURS system seeks qualified applicants for the position of executive director of its board of trustees, a role instrumental in achieving its board of directors’ goals and cultivating a high-functioning work culture.

In the wake of Cook County's decision to omit the possibility of creating independent legislative map boundaries in Illinois, Gov. Bruce Rauner recently urged the General Assembly to include term limits on its fall agenda.

Republican candidate for state Senate District 52 Mike Madigan recently expressed deep concern over Illinois’ continuing budget quandary, describing the state’s needs as being waylaid by the legislature’s conscious decision to stick with the “status quo.”

Champaign’s Republican candidate for Senate District 52 happens to be named Mike Madigan, but he is a restaurateur — not the better-known house speaker — who recently announced his support of the Independent Map Amendment.