Harrisburg News

The Great Plains Zoo's ZooMobile will visit youngsters at 2 p.m. today at the Harrisburg Community Library, located inside the Harrisburg High School.

A member of a state purchasing oversight panel is questioning the legality of the acquisition of a Harrisburg building by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

When he first started taking piano lessons, Nicolas Cofield's piano teacher suggested his parents get him a keyboard at Wal-Mart for learning.

A July 31 hearing on whether more than 100 Illinois Department of Transportation jobs should be moved to southeastern Illinois will be held in the state Capitol, and officials are already expecting an overflow ...

An analysis of plans to move the Department of Transportation's traffic safety division to Harrisburg has found it will cost Sangamon County $9 million and dozens of jobs.

Trevor Halfacre, who has severe scoliosis and a muscle condition known as arthrogryposis, uses a motorized wheelchair and has a personal assistant who shuttles him back and forth between his home and his job ...

Controversy surrounding the new IDOT building in Harrisburg after pictures surface on the internet.

Governor Promises 4-H'ers That Cuts Won't be Made Gatehouse News Service 27 June 2008 HARRISBURG, Ill.

Harrisburg, the county seat of Saline County, is on the Middle Fork of the Saline River, just north of the Shawnee National Forest.

Some members of Saline County 4-H clubs may have pulled off what professional lobbyists find difficult.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich's announcement about moving 140 IDOT jobs from Springfield to Harrisburg will take place at 1:30 p.m. today.

The state of Illinois is giving Harrisburg an economic boost. Governor Rod Blagojevich plans to make an appearance in the southern Illinois community later in the day to announce that about 140 state jobs are ...

Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 * 3:46 pm - Gov. Blagojevich is expected to be in Harrisburg, Illinois tomorrow to announce the move of about 150 IDOT jobs from Springfield to that far southern Illinois community.

Harrisburg, Illinios police need your help in the search for a suspect involved in a robbery at a local convenience store.

Relay For Life of Saline/Gallatin Counties indoors. Due to the weather forecast for this evening, the Relay For Life event in Saline/Gallatin Counties has been indoors to the Southeastern Illinois College ...

The Harrisburg School Board election will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Harrisburg High School.

Dalton Walker * dwalker1@argusleader.com * June 9, 2008 A week before voters take to the polls, the four Harrisburg school board candidates will be present for a forum Tuesday at the Harrisburg High School.

An audit of Illinois' Medicaid program concluded that a $1.5 billion financial shortfall led to delayed physician, hospital and nursing home reimbursements in recent years.

Cameron Kurtz, a 2008 graduate of Lincoln Community High School, will attend Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg on a full scholarship to compete on the school's nationally recognized speech team.