Okawville News

The Illinois Senate still hasn't approved Gov. Pat Quinn's selection of a 29-year-old with no police experience to head the Illinois State Police.

When Norbert Zinck points out where he has been on agricultural aid missions, it takes a world globe, and he has to spin it back and forth several times.

Washington County, Illinois, located less than an hour's drive east of the Gateway Arch in St Louis, is a quiet, rural county with a population of just 15,000. The county seat, Nashville, has a population of 3200.

More than $85.9 million for university construction projects is sitting on the desk of Gov.

The Illinois 96th General Assembly has passed a bill that sponsors think will benefit farmers, taxpayers and the state.

The Illinois 96th General Assembly has passed a bill that sponsors think will benefit farmers, taxpayers and the state.

For Brigid Geary, a trip to Charleston has become a rite of spring. When she was in junior high, Geary made the trip to watch her older sister, Olivia, compete for four consecutive years .

The Illinois Senate has yet to approve any of five Cabinet-level appointments made by Pat Quinn since he became governor in late January.

Expect traditional foods, live entertainment, carriage rides, and a first-time mass yard sale event at this year's Heritage Days activities in Okawville, Illinois, June 13th and 14th, 2009.

Tied 13-13 at halftime thanks to a gritty effort by the Okawville Rockets, Woodlawn pulled away i n the the second half for a 47-30 victory Tuesday at the Class 1A Carbondale Super-Sectional. Jase Green tossed ...

Wednesday 18 Feb Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 09:05PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- The Gateway Grizzlies Manager Phil Warren and his coaching staff remain busy filling the roster for the 2009 season ...

Eleven-year-old Brad Fuhrhop is an author-illustrator. So is 10-year-old Molly Haas.

State senators voted unanimously Thursday to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office for abusing his gubernatorial power, and Lt.

State senators who spoke on the Senate floor today during the impeachment trial of Gov.

About 58 percent of Illinoisans believe Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged corrupt behavior is common among the state's public officials, according to findings of a new statewide poll released Thursday by the ...

An Illinois truck driver was killed after his truck ran off the road in Alton Saturday morning.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich's declaration of innocence today didn't leave much of an impression with metro-east legislators.

Illinois Senate Republicans are angry the Democratic majority ended their session without taking up calls for a special election to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat.

Part of the 2007 deal state lawmakers reached with Ameren in response to electric rate price spikes required the company to provide energy efficiency education to customers.