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Tourism in southwest Illinois has record year. What’s bringing visitors here?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTourism in select southwest Illinois counties generated a local economic impact of $1.34 billion...
Former Madison County union boss pleads guilty to stealing more than $200,000 to gamble
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe former president of the Alton chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal...
Stunning mansion for sale in Illinois has chic underground tunnel. See where it leads
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA home with an unusual hidden feature that you don’t see every day has landed on the real estate...
Are sparklers legal this Fourth of July? Some types of fireworks carry hefty fines in IL
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe purchase and use of fireworks are legal in some form in nearly every U.S. state, but regulations...
These metro-east hospitals have eased mask requirements as COVID levels decline in IL
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCOVID-19 spread is considered “low” as of Thursday in southwestern Illinois by the U.S. Centers for...
Over 19K Illinois workers were part of mass layoffs in 2023. These companies let people go
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHundreds of thousands of U.S. residents lost their jobs to layoffs last year, and Illinoisans were...
IL’s Mike Bost, Darren Bailey trade attacks on immigration issues. How did they vote?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe two conservative Republican candidates campaigning to represent southern Illinois in Congress...
Fall foliage in Illinois: When will leaves change color? Here are peak times, best locations
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPEORIA— The Illinois Office of Tourism and state Department of Natural Resources have set up a Fall...
These Illinois state government jobs are hiring — and 3 don’t require a college degree
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIf you’re searching for a job in the metro-east, the Illinois state government is hiring for a wide...
Army Corps shelved a plan to address southwest IL flooding decades ago, lawmakers say
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers put together a plan decades ago to address chronic flooding in the...