Mayor Cory Mason gives his 2027 Racine budget address Monday, Oct. 5. On Tuesday the council refers the budget and two lawsuit settlements to committee.

Racine's Common Council meets Oct. 6 to receive the 2027 budget and refer two lawsuit settlements; final votes include a $325,500 sewer contract.

Rep. Bryan Steil's claim of a $1 billion Medicaid increase matches the state fiscal bureau's estimate. His rural health figure is overstated five times. Racine County Eye also checked challenger ...

Quinn Schultz ran for three first-half TDs as unbeaten Union Grove beat rival Waterford 38-14 to close in on the Southern Lakes Conference title.

Wisconsin hospitals pay $1.51 billion a year in a tax that draws $1.22 billion in federal Medicaid money. What it means for taxpayers and patients.

See the top 5 Racine County Eye stories from the week of Oct. 3, 2026, covering Medicare, downtown Racine, a Caledonia shooting, and Microsoft.

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — The Park High School girls soccer team won its first conference title in more than two decades this season and won its first WIAA Division 2 playoff game Tuesday. Unfortunately, ...

A gun went off during a confrontation between two women on the 1700 block of Durand Avenue in Mount Pleasant on Sept. 29, 2026. No one was struck. A 21-year-old Racine woman was booked into the Racine ...

The Downtown Racine Business Attraction Loan Program offers loans of typically no more than $250,000, with up to 50% forgiveness, to businesses that open in a vacant downtown Racine building. Here's ...

Microsoft will redirect a development incentive of up to $5 million a year that Mount Pleasant agreed to pay it, and most of the money will go to the Village, the Village said in a news release Monday ...

Nearly 1,000 Racine County children are enrolled in a Medicaid program whose costs are outpacing the state budget, as Wisconsin faces a projected $322.4 million gap. No coverage cuts or payment delays ...

RACINE COUNTY, WI — This first week of October sees temperatures ranging from the 40s to the 60s, with cloudy weather. Dress for the forecast and plan accordingly while traveling and venturing outside ...