METROPOLIS, IL (WSIL) -- State Representative Patrick Windhorst announces the start of the 2024 “Southern Illinois is Beautiful� photo contest.
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HARRISBURG, Ill. (WSIL) -- Southern Illinois lawmakers are urging the Illinois Department of Corrections to temporarily suspend processing non…
MARION (WSIL) � Southern Illinois state lawmakers hosted a town hall Tuesday to discuss new laws including the Protect Illinois Communities Act.
Law
Hours before the SAFE-T Act could go into effect, the Illinois Supreme Court halted the law days after a circuit court found the elimination of cash bail unconstitutional.
Tuesday's Illinois Primary Election had a few surprises, and political analysts at the Paul Simon Public Policy institute said the new political maps played a large hand.
State Representative Patrick Windhorst has won the Republican primary for the 117th District in Illinois.
The 117th is another district that changed with the new legislative maps. And like the 118th district, the winner of the Republican primary will likely be the next state representative since there is no Democratic candidate at this time.
Politics
UNION COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- A stretch of Illinois Route 146 between Anna and Vienna will now serve as a path of remembrance, honoring Nationa…
Rep. Windhorst says Illinois is less safe after the sweeping legislation passed in January and was signed in February 2021.
Food
Dozens of residents in Cairo were treated to a free Thanksgiving meal and COVID-19 vaccines while Arrowleaf gets ready for a big change.