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A report released by the Illinois legislative inspector general's office has Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch in the hot seat over his handling of sexual harassment allegations aga...
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, said Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch needs to step up "to correct the broken system in which we are all operating."
A 56-year-old man was killed after his vehicle struck a portable toilet that fell from a truck traveling on Interstate 49 in Benton County, Arkansas State Police said.
BENTONVILLE -- The city announced Wednesday it will begin repairing damage to the Benton County 40/Northwest McNelly Road bridge east of U.S. 71 on Monday.
The Arkansas Department of Health reported 13 more confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, six of which were in Benton County, between Friday and Monday.
BENTONVILLE -- The city is warning motorists about work throughout Bentonville expected to impact traffic.
A 26-year-old Benton man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole for killing a Maumelle man in a fiery wrong-way car crash in Little Rock while fleeing state troopers.
Confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in Arkansas had more than doubled from previous reports last week, with a high concentration of cases in Benton County, according to the state health department.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission on Thursday will decide whether to release a report that led to the resignation of state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) over reported allegations of sexual harass...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s call for the report’s release came as the Illinois House Democratic majority, particularly women within the caucus, deliberated details revealed in a Tribune investigation ove...
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch told Democratic House members that delays in taking action against former state Rep. Harry Benton stemmed from the wishes of a now-former staffer who first report...
BENTONVILLE -- Prosecutors will not pursue charges against a man who shot and killed another man in what police described as a road rage incident last year.
Buc-ee’s is set to open its first Arkansas location on August 17th in Benton, and local supporters have begun to voice their excitement.
Benton's Royal Theater is celebrating its 100th anniversary by sharing its history dating back to the 1920s and details on its newest renovations.
The revelations from a female lobbyist and an ex-Benton staffer not only shed new light on the scandal surrounding the former two-term lawmaker, they also echo one of the most turbulent chapters in Illinois...
BENTON — Flippin's Jasper Mott and Mountain Home's Easton Shrable did not allow any earned runs during a superb combined pitching performance, leading the MacLeod American Legion Baseball team to a state t...
Irvin, who went through spring ball with the Razorbacks, 'does a lot of work when nobody is working,' said Bentonville High coach Jody Grant.
BENTONVILLE -- The Planning Commission voted 6-0 Tuesday to table a request to rezone a downtown-area property after residents said they were told the wrong meeting location.
Benton still holds a $72,000-per-year elected post as a far southwest suburban highway commissioner, and it's unlikely a report on his alleged misconduct will ever be publicly released.
Benton County marks the courthouse’s 138th birthday while launching a study and community process to decide how to reuse the historic 1888 building after courts move.
Benton County marks the courthouse’s 138th birthday while launching a study and community process to decide how to reuse the historic 1888 building after courts move.
Benton County marks the courthouse’s 138th birthday while launching a study and community process to decide how to reuse the historic 1888 building after courts move.
BENTONVILLE -- A Illinois woman remained Monday in the Benton County Jail on $350,000 bond after being accused of pretending to be a 16-year-old boy to meet a teenage girl, then taking her across state lines.
Rep. Harry Benton resigned from the Illinois House on Friday in the wake of a legislative inspector general investigation that has still not been made public.