Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online at www.ilsos.gov/stateflag for one of the new designs, or for one of three flags that have already flown over the Land of Lincoln: the current state flag, the 1918 Centennial Flag and the 1968 Sesquicentennial Flag. Votes can be cast once a day through Feb. 14.

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme weather events due to climate change.

Join the National Great River Museum for Mississippi Meanderings, featuring talks on music history and a performance by Trapper Haskins.

A University of Mississippi (UM) study showed a meteoric rise in methamphetamine deaths in the U.S. since the turn of the 21st century. The death rate rose 61-fold from

Noel Phillip Workman, Sr., passed away on January 20, 2025, just three days after his 85th birthday.

A 1943 photo shows the Illinois Terminal Depot in Alton partially submerged during a Mississippi River flood that crested at 34.4 feet.

Agents with the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) assisted in the arrest of a Louisiana man, who was wanted in several states for writing

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The Keokuk City Council has started the budgeting process for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which begins on July 1. The council held a budget workshop on Tuesday at Keokuk City

Former Florida State quarterback-turned-analyst Danny Kanell came to Illinois coach Bret Bielema's rescue following the release of Josh Pate's unofficial "JP Poll," which omitted the Fighting Illini despite beating Pate's 10th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl New Year's Eve.