St. Jacob News

As local governments struggle to balance their budgets in the midst of skyrocketing public safety pension costs, mayors from across Illinois are urging lawmakers not to take local revenues to fill state budget holes.

The Missouri Department of Transportation rejected three recommendations from Illinois officials hoping to keep the eastbound Interstate 70 ramp access to the Poplar Street Bridge after the new Mississippi River bridge is built in 2014.

The future of Ed Shafer's airport is up in the air. He is selling the airport that he founded in rural Madison County that bears his name.