Dick Durbin

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who had been on shortlists as a potential replacement for President Joe Biden, said he had spoken to Harris and told her the president’s decision “came as a genuine surprise.”

According to NPR, Pennsylvania State Police confirmed that shots were fired at Trump during the rally and there was no update on the former president’s condition.

The aid package now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to approve it.

The Army Corps shelved 14 flood control measures authorized in 1965 for the area because of “low cost-benefit ratios.” The federal lawmakers noted that decades later the communities experience frequent flooding.

Replacing the sewer line is an essential step in fixing Cahokia Heights' faulty system that's left residents with backed-up toilets, flooded basements and standing water in their yards.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called the state a ‘beacon for national success’ when it comes to the 2024 elections.

Congress approved $33 million to restore Quincy Bay, an 8-square-mile backwater of the Mississippi River.

Boeing announced it will build its second production facility for the MQ-25 Stingray, an aircraft refueling drone for the U.S. Navy, at the Metro East airport.

The legislation would preserve and emphasize the culture and history of those who built “America’s First City.”

Editor's Note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.For the month and a half when Donald Williams was sick with…