New bipartisan measures aimed at ensuring the preservation of family farms in the event of a family member’s death were announced Wednesday after years of attempting to reform the Illinois Estate and Generation Transfer Tax Act.

The last 12 years have been incredibly busy and challenging. The City of Sterling has made some real progress on a lot of fronts, and there is more on the horizon.

The hospital will continue the clinic’s operations and community healthcare services.

State Rep. Brad Fritts: The deadline for adjournment of the spring legislative session in the Illinois General Assembly has come and gone without even a draft FY24 state budget shown to legislators.

It’s a tribute to a man who dedicated his life to conservation and preservation and was known locally as the “Godfather of the Prairie.”