CARBONDALE — Molly Maxwell could have gone anywhere, but she chose to stay in Carbondale. Now, she’s trying her best to help other people choose to do the same.

The Carbondale-Marion metro area created jobs at a higher rate than any other metropolitan region in the state over the last year, leading a statewide positive trend. That’s according to new preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Nebraska and Wyoming members of Congress on Thursday called upon the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide crop insurance protection for ag producers impacted by the collapse of a vital irrigation tunnel in July.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan believes the three other legislative groups should conduct independent reviews of their workplaces, his chief of staff said Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan believes the three other legislative groups should conduct independent reviews of their workplaces, his chief of staff said Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan believes the three other legislative groups should conduct independent reviews of their workplaces, his chief of staff said Thursday.

A vehicle with a dead male inside was found beneath an Interstate 80 bridge and the Nebraska State Patrol is investigating.