Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a famous book under the title Why We Can’t Wait.  Besides addressing the crime of slavery ...

She married James E. Riggin on June 9, 1951 in Pocahontas, IL. He preceded her in death on June 7, 2017. She was an editor for the Benld Enterprise and a dispatcher for Benld Police Department.

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth helped the president fulfill a campaign pledge, reverting Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg -- but not for ...

In partnership with an outside firm, the East Marshall Community School District’s Board of Education will begin the search for a new superintendent to take over next year as the man who currently ...

Powhatan County Public Schools has announced the recipient of the FY2026 Division Teacher of the Year award: Bethany Britz, Physical Education Teacher at Pocahontas Elementary School. Britz’s ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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, DOJ sues Illinois and Chicago over some of its immigration laws. The lawsuit argues that the government has authority to regulate immigration, but it needs to work with ...

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials Thursday over laws creating a sanctuary city. Accusing the officials of impeding federal ...