The City of Columbia has been reluctant to approve special-use permits for ground-mounted solar array proposals, and now the city may remove that option for residential properties going forward.

The Waterloo City Council is expected to vote on special use permit requests by the owners of the former Ahne’s Bakery property at 201 W. Mill Street during its ...

Among the Bulldogs teams that have had some excellent performances this year is the Waterloo Junior High School chess team, which recently celebrated a their first conference win. WJHS ...

Area departments responded Friday to multiple fires despite a National Weather Service alert discouraging outdoor burning. The Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments responded about 10:45 ...

When I was on the student council in high school, Valentine’s Day was less about love and more about fundraising. Romance was ...

Affordability, housing and conflict with the federal government were among key topics discussed by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker ...

The Columbia High School girls bowling team capped off its historic season this past weekend at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford, ...

The boys basketball season ended this week for all five local high school squads.  In Class 2A, Columbia (22-10) entered ...

With less than three weeks to go until the March 17 election, the only contested local race in Monroe County is the ...

An especially brief meeting of the Waterloo School Board saw only a few action items addressed, the most impactful part of ...

Multiple police agencies were involved in a pursuit that occurred early Thursday morning throughout Waterloo and ended with two arrests as well as the seizure of illegal drugs. Shortly ...

With only a handful of action items on the agenda, the Columbia School Board met briefly Thursday evening, with discussion largely centering around the high school renovation as well ...