Illinois lawmakers could effectively eliminate single-family zoning across the state via two proposals, allowing multi-flat ...

Connie Hayes was appointed to the Jerseyville Planning and Zoning Board for a one-year term during a city council meeting.

With less than a month left in the winter sports regular season, athletes throughout the Salem-Keizer area have continued to turn in stellar performances. McNary senior guard Steven Adams scored a ...

Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

Trump administration officials are suing Illinois and top state officials, hoping to force them to turn over suspected illegal immigrants rather than releasing them from jails and state prisons.

The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Sprague basketball player Jarod Stanley is the winner of the Maps Credit-Union high school ... days later in an 86-52 home win over South Salem. Stanley received 28.38% of the reader poll votes ...

How can I get an electric charging station in Salem? You can find a list of available public EV charging stations in Salem using your EV manufacturer’s smartphone app. Alternatively, you can ...

Nearly three-quarters — or 130 communities — had until the end of 2024 to pass compliant zoning rules. And in January, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Attorney General Andrea Campbell ...