Friday, January 29, 2010 at 5:39 p.m. Read more: Local , State , Community , Illinois , Prison , Lay Offs A court-ordered arbitrator reached a deal between the state and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees earlier this week.

Sometimes a single fact in a news story will jump off the page and leave you asking: Could that possibly be true? That's what I was thinking when I read the report in Monday's Sun-Times by Chris Fusco and Art Golab about lawyer Michael Shakman taking aim at state patronage hiring.

Mary Edwards volunteers with Lunch Buddies a little differently. The Big Brothers Big Sisters program is designed for people who want to be a big brother or big sister but are unsure of the time commitment or what it entails, according to Executive Director Shelley Singleton.

A former Jacksonville mail carrier awaiting a March sentencing in federal court is now facing a felony theft charge in Brown County.

Monday, January 18, 2010 at 5:37 p.m. Read more: Local , Fire , Mt. Sterling , Brown Co.

Girl Scouts learn courage, character and confidence. Now some Quincy Girl Scouts are using those skills to make a bold statement in support of a cause.

Mike Duggan, a board member at Missouri State University, will chair the university's search committee to find the school's next president.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 5:23 a.m. Read more: Local , State , Community , Wildwood , Girl Scouts , Adams County , Reorganization QUINCY, Illinois-Wildwood Girl Scout Camp in Mt.

Posted on the social lounge door, a message from a Woodland Hall resident assistant tells students to give any information to the RAs about the vandalism in the lounge.

Almost 49 years to the day he first appeared in court on charges he murdered three women at Starved Rock State Park, Chester Weger could be paroled from prison.

Familial love and generosity turned disappointment into happiness for a 9-year-old Meredosia boy.

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An Illinois woman who set out on a treasure hunt for buried gold coins after finding a cryptic note in an antique rocking chair may have been the victim of a prolific prankster who died more than 30 years ago.

Patty Henken always thought she found great value in the rickety rocking chair when she plunked down $200 for it at an auction, figuring she could restore the century-old relic to its former charm.

A western Illinois postal worker's hunt for supposedly buried treasure continues in Springfield.

A Mount Sterling man is being held on numerous weapons charges after being arrested following a confidential source's attempt to buy guns and embalming fluid.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 8:21 p.m. MT. STERLING, IL -- A Brown County jury has found a Mt.

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. - "Hornet Fever" is sweeping this rural community in west-central Illinois, with Brown County High School's football team ranked third in its class statewide.

Share + Jul 28, 2009 5:23 am US/Central Overnight storms produced tornadoes in Wisconsin, and left severe damage in some far northwest suburban areas outside Chicago.