On New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws take effect in Illinois. The minimum wage in Illinois increases to $15 an hour on Jan.

Hoops history was made Sunday night in Freeburg. The Waterloo High School boys basketball squad took down rival Columbia, ...

Just one weekend after capturing the Candy Cane Classic at Gibault Catholic High School, the Columbia girls basketball squad ...

The class fundraising event for this year’s Monroe County startUP class takes place this week, with this group of young ...

The newest class of the Waterloo High School Athletic Hall of Fame has been announced. The inductees will be formally ...

St. Louis women’s soccer team enjoyed one of its best seasons in program history this past fall. UMSL finished with a 14-4-3 ...

A young Monroe County girl got her biggest Christmas wish this year as a friend of her family went out of his way to design ...

Danielle Bergmann, a Columbia woman with a passion for animals, recently underwent lifesaving brain surgery to remove a tumor ...

The Waterloo High School wrestling team competed in Mascoutah’s Dale Breckel Invitational in December, placing fifth out of ...

Youngsters ages 10-17 can apply now for wingshooting clinic and pheasant hunt opportunities scheduled at two Illinois state ...

The Baldwin Power Plant, originally scheduled to close by the end of 2025, will continue operations through 2027, a decision ...

Last week marked our 30th wedding anniversary. To me, it’s mind boggling for a plethora of reasons. She’s put up with me that ...