The Powerball jackpot is moving closer to one-billion-dollars. There was no grand prize winner in Monday night's drawing so Wednesday's will be worth at least 975-million-dollars with a cash value of a little over 422-million. Tickets are two dollars each. Odds of winning are roughly one in 292-million.

An ordinance that would have granted a special use permit to Bradley Auto Sales for a building on Route 50 was tabled by Bradley Trustees at last night's Board meeting. Bradley Mayor Mike Watson The proposed site is in the 200 block of North Route 50 in Bradley. It's expected the permit will be voted on at the next Vil...

The Illinois State Armory is being renamed in honor of former Governor Jim Edgar. Governor Pritzker will host a ceremony today at the Executive Mansion in Springfield. Edgar died last year at the age of 79 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a two term Republican governor, serving from 1991 to 1999.

During last night's Village Board meeting, Bradley Trustees voted to buy a back-up generator for the village's second fire station by Northfield Square Mall. Mayor Mike Watson says the generator wasn't included in the original rehab of the building because of the costs involved The total for the generator voted on by T...