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Metropolis mayor keeps seat; Brookport mayor is ousted

By Tabitha Fleming | Apr 5, 2017

Superman's hometown casts ballots as new Metropolis mayor is determined.

Illinois population dropping sharply

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 1, 2017

The state of Illinois is losing people faster than any other state in the Midwest.

Illinois faces continued economic downturn, think tank reports

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 1, 2017

Illinois lawmakers are considering a multibillion-dollar tax hike that the Illinois Policy Institute says may worsen the state’s already weakened economy.

Local sales taxes increase with start of the new year

By Tabitha Fleming | Jan 25, 2017

The Williamson County village of Energy was just one of the nearly two dozen local governments that raised taxes for residents beginning with the new year, the Illinois Policy Institute reports.