We’re in a quiet crisis — a wave of civic apathy that’s turning us into a sideline society. It’s a passivity pandemic.

Collectors and proprietors of physical media say that even in the age of streaming, there's still life in formats like vinyl ...

Beardstown City Council has approved a 1% grocery tax to replace the expiring state tax, ensuring no increase in grocery ...

Police Chief Hansell manages law enforcement in South Jacksonville while raising cows and chickens on his rural farm.

A handful of teachers are raising money to repair the "Bridge to Knowledge," including a fundraising week at Greenfield ...

Groups are urging Illinois lawmakers to raise wages for caregivers of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Artist MarySusan Farmer is celebrating her 85th year with a display of her art at Jacksonville Public Library.

Scott Maruna and Christina Brant won top awards for prose and poetry at the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library's ...

Robin Garrison Leach can be reached at [email protected].

Representing the over 1 million members of FFA has kept Thaddeus Bergschneider plenty busy since he was named to the position ...

Refrigerating condiments got me thinking about other pointless things I do, and I wound up with a list so long that I needed ...

A celebrity guest — musician Neil Salsich — will serve as both emcee and performer during the last SamJam, according to ...