When Molly Gates stepped away from her time as a hairstylist four years ago to focus on her family, she thought she did everything right to resume her work behind the chair whenever she felt the time was right. Now that she's ready to get back to work, Gates said she has run into a mountain of red tape from Springfield.

State Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Woodhull), who captured his second term in an unopposed election last November, is urging his social media followers to attend an event he is organizing honoring veterans.

Five nursing homes in Quad Cities received below-average scores from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) after the federal agency updated its nursing home rating system for consumers in April.

St. Anthony's Nursing & Rehab Center, a 52-bed skilled care facility in Rock Island, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2019.

Genesis Senior Living, a 92-bed skilled care facility in Aledo, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2019.

Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) seems to assess Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s first budget address as a mixed-bag proposition.​​​​

High taxes, record debt, underfunded pensions, notorious corruption, and an ongoing urban crime problem are only a few of Illinois’ most pressing problems.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a January 23 executive order committing Illinois to the expensive energy sources and failed carbon-dioxide reduction goals of the United Nations and the Paris Climate Agreement.

The Oracle Excellence Award for innovation has been awarded to Illinois Casualty Co. (ICC) stemming from the creation of its cloud-service based mobile app, ICC2Go.

John Deere introduces the new diesel Z994R Commercial ZTrak™ zero-turn mower for more performance and efficiency in your fleet.

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Rosewood Care Center, a 120-bed skilled care facility in Moline, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the second quarter of 2018.

Aledo Rehab, an 80-bed skilled care facility in Aledo, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the second quarter of 2018.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

Pamela Harris said June 27 was a day to celebrate economic liberty and the restoration of the First Amendment rights to millions of workers and their families.

Rock on with science, technology, engineering, art and math fun.

The Quad Cities River Bandits announced the three scholarship winners for the Bandit Scholars program during Saturday’s game at Modern Woodmen Park.

Live2Lead will be presented in Southern Illinois on Friday, November 2 at The Pavilion. The exclusive video-on-demand and live leadership training event will be hosted by Marion Chamber of Commerce and is sponsored by Heartland Regional Medical Center and the City of Marion. Doors open at 7:30 am for registration. Live2Lead begins at 8:30 am and concludes at 3:30 pm.

The 4th annual Marion Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit will be held on Friday, August 24 at 11 a.m.

.Marion Community Day at Rent One Park is Friday, June 29.