Update: Per the comments, we corrected the reference to Huycke as founder of SAFE Haven. Thanks. Original Post: Jim Huycke, founder executi...

For an hour or so Saturday, Racine turned Irish. under a bright blue sky and seasonably warm temperatures. See our pictures of YOU at the pa...

Alderman Greg Helding , one of 11 candidates for mayor in the April 7 primary, today called for the demolition of the "infamous" J...

Update: Greg Helding "won" our first straw poll. "Won" is in quotes here because the poll really doesn't mean much....

Times are tough, even for the world's billionaires. Forbes magazine reports that there are 300 fewer of them this year than a year ago ...

David Brown draws a name as Janice Johnson-Martin awaits The luck of the draw? Fuhgeddaboudit ! Jaimie Charon and Jim Spangenberg were the ...

Wow! Here's a tough one for Rep. Paul " NO DAMN EARMARKS! " Ryan, R-WI, 1st District. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a lit...

State Rep. Cory Mason, R-Racine, will attend the Midwest Regional White House Forum on Health Care Reform in Detroit on Thursday. The forum ...

Janice Johnson-Martin with mayoral filing papers 5:37 Update: Well, it's official. There will be 11 mayoral candidates on the April 7 ba...

Two unions representing county employees have agreed to salary freezes in 2009, according to Racine County Exec. Bill McReynolds , thus prot...

Here's a short wrap-up of recent news concerning Lee Enterprises, parent company of the Journal Times, and the JT itself. 1. Lee has not...

Small World Montessori School, 1008 High St., celebrated its 100 th day of school last week in a special way The students counted each day ...

Mayor Gary Becker’s legacy may be more paperwork for city officials planning to travel. The city’s Personnel and Finance Committee voted Mon...

The state's Equal Rights Division dismissed Janelle Grammer's complaint against former City Administrator Ben Hughes, according to f...

Music was the method, but the message was caring for others Saturday night. There were nine venues and 36 rockin ' bands -- all donating...

Volunteer Bethany Berning kept the gowns organized Story and photos By Linda Peterson Prom is still a few months away and teenage girls drea...

This year's Empty Bowls fund-raiser -- all proceeds benefit the HALO homeless shelter and the Racine County Food Bank -- was success. C...

Click here for the Racine County Property Transfers from Feb. 23-27 . The big sale of the week was Peace Lutheran Church at 1619 Newman Road...

Home equity? Don't kid yourself. If you've got a mortgage in Racine, chances are 1 in 5, maybe even 1 in 4, that you actually owe m...

Racine police said Thursday the man found this week in the Root River likely died from drowning. OK, that sounds obvious. But there were leg...