Legence Bank recently opened eight new branches throughout Southern Illinois with combined deposits of $146 million, bringing the bank’s assets to $450 million, according to a press release.

The Marion Chamber of Commerce is calling on local businesses to get their names front and center in residents' minds with a new display in the chamber's lobby, according to a press release.

Caesars Entertainment is looking for a supervisor for its Harrah's Metropolis casino, according to a recent employment announcement.

June 10 became "Farm City Days" this year throughout Illinois thanks to Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton), who got the Illinois House to pass a resolution celebrating Benton's first Farm City Days in 21 years, according to a press release.

Using its Smart Work Zones system, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is offering Southern Illinois commuters up-to-the-minute traffic updates for areas affected by the Interstate 57 work near Marion, according to a press release.

Digital advertising is a sign of the times -- literally in Saline County, it appears.

Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois is the "Primary Airport of the Year," according to the Illinois Department of Transportation, which handed out six 2017 Airport of the Year Awards recently.

Six teachers in the Carmi White County School District have been awarded $200 grants by the Carmi Chamber of Commerce, the city announced recently.

Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of vandals who raided one of his senior-assisted living construction worksites and damaged valuable equipment.

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

Without the help of Republicans, Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to fix the budget by raising the Illinois income tax and expanding the sales tax.

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.

A soggy end to the turkey season couldn't dampen lllinois' hunters, whose 15,719 total turkey take for the North and South zones came in well above last year’s count of 15,484.

Hamilton County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, the state Department of Financial & Professional Regulation announced.

It was two steps up and one step back for the state Senate, according to Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg).

Cooperation has become key for Illinois community colleges to succeed, the presidents of three such schools agreed recently.