Gilster-Mary Lee, a Chester, Illinois-based food manufacturer and Perry County's second-largest employer, has received an inaugural award for hiring workers with autism. It is the first employer in ...

The lower Mississippi River remains low as the new crop marketing year begins and that could become a challenge for ag ...

Plus previews of West vs. Normandy, East St. Louis in Philadelphia, Chester at Freeburg and other metro-east Week 3 games.

State officers have performed searches in a southeast Illinois prison in the last several days as part of an ongoing ...

State officers have performed searches in a southeast Illinois prison in the last several days as part of an ongoing ...

Woodstock, Illinois, offers a delightful mix of history, culture, and outdoor activities, all wrapped up in a small-town ...

Just under a third of last year's intake were mature returners to education, and Chester has one of the highest proportions of students who are the first in their immediate family to attend ...

Staff at Chester Zoo are devastated after the ‘sudden’ death of a female elephant called Riva Hi Way, a month after her mum Sundara also died. In a statement posted on its website today ...

Chester Zoo has confirmed the death of an elephant whose mother died just a month before. The four-year-old female Asian elephant, named Riva, died while under general anaesthetic on Wednesday ...

Let us know! Chester’s state-appointed receiver Michael Doweary wants to monetize the bankrupt city’s water assets to make up for fiscal shortfalls. “Monetization has to occur for the city of Chester ...

At long last, game week has arrived! The Iowa Hawkeyes open up their 2024 campaign with a home date inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. versus the Illinois State Redbirds. Iowa ...

It will be the second game in the all-time series between Iowa and Illinois State. The Hawkeyes defeated the Redbirds, 31-14, during the 2015 season in Kinnick Stadium. It is Iowa’s first game against ...