By Tony Arnold
An Aurora GOP delegate says Obama had his chance to overhaul the immigration system, but burned his political fuel in the health-care fight.
By The Associated Press
An Indiana crackdown on people who are collecting unemployment illegally has led to more than a dozen felony convictions so far this year, and state officials say they plan to keep up the heat.
By The Associated Press
Since late last year, almost a quarter of Illinois state park superintendents have retired, taking with them in many cases 30 or more years of experience that will be hard to replace.
By The Associated Press
Indiana's worst drought in decades is drying up ponds, creeks and springs, leaving some livestock farmers scrambling to find other sources of water for their animals.
Although Indiana's drought conditions have lessened in the past week, one-third of the state remains in at least an extreme drought.
That includes much of southern Indiana, where Monroe County cattle farmer Keith Weathers says a spring he usually taps for water for his 70 thirsty cows has run dry. Weathers now has to pay in nearby Ellettsville to fill up a 400-gallon tank twice a day with water for his livestock.
Ellettsville Water Superintendent Michael Farmer tells The Herald-Times (http://bit.ly/Pcw5lh ) the drought has sent more customers like Weathers to the town's coin-activated Automatic Water Salesman as ponds and creeks dry up.
By Jeff Bossert
Urbana’s 37th annual Sweetcorn Festival gets under way Friday evening downtown.
By The Associated Press
Police say one person was killed and two others were wounded when an Indiana State University student fired shots in a parking lot of the Terre Haute campus.
By Amanda Vinicky
The mortgage crisis and economic upheaval have made it harder for individuals and small businesses to secure loans. Now there is an effort in Illinois to help ensure that farmers affected by the drought can get one.
By Jeff Bossert
Champaign Police are investigating two incidents Thursday involving children that may be related.
By Jeff Bossert
Champaign County will now be able to use eminent domain to negotiate with landowners for buying property along Olympian Drive.
By The Associated Press
Illinois is edging closer to having its credit rating lowered because officials have failed to address the state's massive pension problem.
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