A former state employee used state time and resources while working at outside jobs, the Office of Executive Inspector General said in a report released Thursday.

Sangamon County public health officials announced Thursday an additional death related to COVID-19, bringing the county's total up to six.

WASHINGTON - How long does it take for a small business to get a Paycheck Protection Program loan aimed at keeping them afloat through the COVID-19 pandemic?

A long-awaited project to build an overpass carrying Iron Bridge Road over the Union Pacific rail tracks and an underpass moving Woodside Road under them is set to get underway later this year.

State and municipal employees could be among the workers who lose their jobs in the next wave of layoffs as tax revenues that pay their salaries plunge during the coronavirus pandemic.

SHERMAN The Sangamon County Department of Public Health has confirmed a second person from The Villas Senior Care Community in Sherman has died.

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Two cats have become the first pets in the United States to test positive for coronavirus, federal agencies announced Wednesday in a release recommending a number of precautions pet owners should take.

Severe storms continued to roar across the Deep South on Thursday after floods and apparent tornadoes hit part of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana a day earlier, killing at least seven people and leaving thousands without power.