Illinois City News

Local car dealerships closing means you could see cuts in city or state government services, because local governments especially are dependent on tax dollars from dealerships.

Glenn E. Jensen will be celebrating his 100th birthday with an open house on May 3, 2009 from 2 pm to 4 pm in the Melick Room at Simpson Memorial Home.

The You Paid For It team digs into the financial mess of a Metro East town so strapped it was late meeting payroll.

With the April 7 referendum for a 1 percent sales-tax increase to fund a wastewater treatment facility looming, South Beloit, Ill., Mayor Randy Kirichkow called a special meeting March 26 to address a fix that could potentially reduce leaks in the city's most infiltrated area within a 12-month period, according to the Rockford Register Star .

The vast majority of political leaders, especially local leaders, go into public service for the right reason, according to Princeton City Manager Jeff Fiegenschuh.

A municipality in suburban Chicago violated the First Amendment rights of residents when it imposed greater restrictions on those who wanted to criticize the city in public protests, a federal judge has ruled.

Remember the Atheist Sign that ruined everything for everybody up in Washington State? Well, now those damn free thinkers are going to impose their freedom of speech on the god fearing people of Illinois.

Lush lawns won't be on the priority list for awhile, but come spring, residents and contractors in Vernon Hills, Ill., will be limited in their use of fertilizer.

A fire Thursday burned through the roof of the Body Shop, a landmark West Hollywood strip club mentioned in a Motley Crue hit.