Woodford County Journal - Woodford Star

07/22/2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson's stance seemed unlikely to satisfy many Republicans who are threatening to support a bipartisan bill to pry information from the Justice Department.

07/21/2025

The company will receive a $4 million incentive package through the state's Reimagining Energy and Vehicles program. The state anticipates this project will create 75 full-time jobs.

07/17/2025

Gov. JB Pritzker and his family were quick to back his No. 2's campaign for U.S. Senate. This and four more observations from the latest campaign finance reports:

07/14/2025

A new executive order signed by Gov. JB Pritzker requires Illinois agencies to study the effects of tariffs being implemented by President Trump and offer recommendations to mitigate them.

07/10/2025

BLOOMINGTON — As Texas grapples with the massive flooding that struck Hill Country and killed at least 119 people during the July Fourth weekend, many Illinois homeowners will soon see their home insurance rates skyrocket due to the increase in…

The rate hike, one of the largest in the state’s history, will affect nearly 1.5 million policyholders. The Bloomington-based company said the rate increase is driven by catastrophic losses related to extreme weather events in Illinois.

07/08/2025

Of particular interest is the death of one of Donald Studey’s wives, who allegedly died of su***de but whose manner of death recently was reclassified as undetermined.

07/02/2025

07/01/2025

Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie to push it over the top. The bill next goes back to the House.

07/01/2025

Gov. JB Pritzker announced the selection former state representative and deputy governor Christian Mitchell as his running mate for lieutenant governor.Mitchell served as a state legislator from 2013 to 2019. He was later tapped by Pritzker to serve as a…

Gov. JB Pritzker announced the selection former state representative and deputy governor Christian Mitchell as his running mate for lieutenant governor. Mitchell served as a state legislator from 2013 to 2019. He was later tapped by Pritzker to serve as a deputy governor overseeing infrastructure, e...

06/30/2025

06/30/2025

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