Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) filed a bill this year to honor a fallen Illinois State Trooper. Frank R. Dunbar was killed in May 1972 during a vehicle accident while he was on duty.
With gas prices expected to keep rising, Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is joining her colleagues to call for a limit to the state's motor fuel sales tax.
There have been 1,049 confirmed coronavirus cases in Hardin County as of March 16, with 19 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).
There have been 1,273 confirmed coronavirus cases in Alexander County as of March 16, with 15 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).