New Baden police sergeant Bruce Rapien ascended to the position of police chief Monday night when the village board unanimously approved his...

President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order that cuts diesel costs by authorizing highway use of taxfree dyed diesel and deferring the...

FORMER SUN EDITOR MIKE CONLEY was given the Pathways to Success Award from Madison County Employment and Training at its annual awards ceremony...

Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is launching the eighth year of its Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program. Participants can enter and validate their information...

RBI Products wants to site its new manufacturing facility in Trenton, as the company negotiates the purchase of land on which to site a 108,000 square foot facility. Cory...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today an election will be held on October 28, 2026, for two (2) board members in the following Illinois Wheat...

Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Press Foundation, and Robert R McCormick Foundation announce the awarding of grants to 36 high school journalism efforts throughout the...

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Alvin G. Bohley Chapter 1019 members will meet on October 14, at Golden Corral, in Shiloh. Lunch is at 11 a.m., meeting...

A new gaming “parlor” or “café” received the final approval it needed to move forward Monday night, when the New Baden village board approved the addition of one liquor...

Since J.B. Pritzker became governor in 2019, Illinois’ unemployment rate has trended above the national average. The average rate in Illinois was 5.4% from January 2019,...

A quarter of a century after nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the events that took place on September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center...

New rules governing who can use electric bikes and scooters, including where and how fast they go, will go into effect next year following Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature on...

 Washington University in St. Louis Shawn Ballard The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing an innovative blood test with underlying technology...

Nine Civil Air Patrol cadets from the Scott Composite Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, trained in general aviation at the Saint Louis...

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new paid-leave mandate into law, requiring employers to grant paid leave to employees serving on juries. HB 4844 specifies that “[e]...