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Charlie Radman, a corn and soybean farmer, stands for a photo on the land his family has owned since 1899, near Randolph, Minn., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
Agriculture
7 months ago
Trump wants to keep farmers happy with cash. They’re still worried about the future

“It’s a bridge. It’s not the ultimate solution we’re looking for,” said Charlie Radman, a fourth-generation farmer who grows corn and soybeans on the land his family has owned near Randolph, Minnesota, since 1899.

Unemployment
IL State News
7 months ago
Illinois unemployment rates virtually unchanged

A recent report shows Illinois unemployment rates have begun to stabilize.

The Scheel's Sports Done, from June, 2025
Local
7 months ago
Scheels Sports Complex hosting free event

If you’ve been wanting a sneak peek of the dome, this is the weekend!

United Way of Central Illinois
Local
7 months ago
United Way of Central Illinois addressing key issues

These priorities reflect what residents want most: programs that create lasting change!

A power substation in winter.
Local
7 months ago
Commerce Commission says ‘winter disconnection rule’ in effect

Power cannot be disconnected between December 1 and March 31, says the ICC.

FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet pulls into a gate at Dallas Love Field Airport Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Business
7 months ago
Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

The fine stemmed from a winter storm in December 2022 that paralyzed Southwest’s operations in Denver and Chicago and then snowballed when a crew-rescheduling system couldn’t keep up with the chaos.

FILE - A giant ladle glows red after pouring molten iron in to a vessel inside the basic oxygen furnace as part of the processes of making steel at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Granite City, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Business
7 months ago
US Steel to resume steel production at Illinois plant shut 2 years ago

U.S. Steel on Thursday cited “customer demand” in beginning the process of restarting a blast furnace at the plant in Southern Illinois.

Local
7 months ago
Airport wins American’s ‘2025 Customer Cup’

The award is given through American Airlines.

Business
7 months ago
Bankers Association announces a pending change in leadership

President and CEO of the Illinois Bankers Association, announces his retirement in spring 2026

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