Anyone with a dream who needs a little push is being invited to "The BIG Dream Gathering" on Thursday at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), according to a press release from the school.

A Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) professor is breaking new ground in research on sudden death syndrome (SDS) in soybeans, a disease that can threaten entire harvests of the widespread crop, according to a press release.

Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.

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’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from the Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

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

Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of vandals who raided one of his senior-assisted living construction worksites and damaged valuable equipment.

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

Without the help of Republicans, Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to fix the budget by raising the Illinois income tax and expanding the sales tax.

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.

When the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) scheduled a strike vote earlier this year, many viewed the move as another tactic orchestrated by the union to prevent Gov. Bruce Rauner from imposing his last, best offer.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a multibillion-dollar tax hike that the Illinois Policy Institute says may worsen the state’s already weakened economy.

Carbondale Chamber of Commerce bestowed awards to seven recipients for unflagging coaching, mentoring and managing during its annual banquet Feb. 17 at the Southern Illinois University Student Center.

Chosen for her extensive business, government and human services experience, former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger was named deputy governor today by Gov. Bruce Rauner in order to support conquering the state’s financial ordeals.

Under the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) auspices, Illinois’ Office of Trade and Investment has been awarded $850,000 in federal funding to promote small-business growth with an emphasis on expanding exports.

Manufacturing workers in Illinois suffered yet another blow this week when a major machinery manufacturer announced the layoffs of hundreds of workers in Illinois, an associate for a Chicago-based conservative think tank said in a recent article.

With Congress weighing legislation that would bring the minimum wage up to $15 per hour by 2021, Illinois faces job losses as a result of the Pay Workers a Living Wage Act.

The Printing Plant in Carbondale celebrated the business’s new location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at the new site, 608 S. Illinois Ave., which is just across a parking lot from the business’s former location.

Regional entrepreneurs and startup owners can now prepare to pitch professional plans to an expert panel during Southern Illinois University (SIU) Edwardsville’s 2016 Metro East Start-Up Challenge (MESC), a three-round business-plan competition scheduled to conclude in November.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed questionnaires to farmers on July 1 from its National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) Heartland Regional Field Office, and the responses may help shape the quality of farming in the state.