They were arguing about abortion. It was on Interstate 74, driving past the endless cornfields of rural Illinois, when Lesley ...

Rural Illinois especially stands to benefit from an unusual geological formation that makes the state ideal for carbon capture. With the Biden administration providing enormous grants and tax ...

Clean energy projects in Roseville and Atlanta are among 16 in Illinois to receive funding through the U.S. Department of ...

The director of the Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs says new research shows that rural inland ports, like the Corn Belt ...

Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton will embark on a three-day tour of Southern and Central Illinois.She will be stopping in ...

McKendree University's Division of Nursing was recently awarded $980,000 from Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), which ...

A training is taking place on Monday night in Golconda and fire officials want you to be aware of the large presence of ...

A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern ...

We invited House candidates to outline how they'd address 3 critical issues if elected. Here's 7th District candidate Kyle ...

Other state governments are likewise ramping up efforts to help grocers in underserved areas. In Iowa, the Center for Rural ...

In nearly half of the country’s states — and fully half of all counties — manufacturing employment has not yet rebounded to ...

That's 1 in 5 of the state's rural bridges, which is the highest rate in the nation. Illinois is ranked 12th worst on the list, with 9% of rural bridges earning the poor/structurally deficient rating.