Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign committee has hired Matt Besler, president of the Illinois Opportunity Project, as its chief adviser, the non-profit advocacy announced on Monday.

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

The Society of American Archivists recently named Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIUC) archivist Matt Gorzalski its 2016  Emerging Leader Award winner for his work in promoting archives and historic records as a resource in classroom instruction and hands-on activities.

Ann Knewitz and the garden at the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale recently were honored with the Keep Carbondale Beautiful Board's Bright Spot Award. The garden at 250 North Springer fills the only open ground at the club with flowers, fruits and vegetables.