Staff Writer
The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement with a central Illinois sheriff's office that resolves an inquiry into last summer's shooting death of Sonya Massey
Illinois officials and Native Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new state law will speed the recovery and reburial of their relatives' remains unearthed over the past two centuries
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has obtained an original 1858 photograph of the future president with an interesting backstory
A federal transportation official says a fatal tanker truck crash in central Illinois that released a deadly chemical may have started when another vehicle tried to pass the truck on a highway
Preliminary autopsies show that five people who were killed in a central Illinois crash involving a semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia died from exposure to the caustic chemical
Governors receive many gifts
The Illinois governor is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide
Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding
Pillsbury Mills was a groundbreaking, history-making flour mill in central Illinois for most of the 20th century
Illinois will usher in 320 new laws on New Year’s Day
A federal judge has reinstated Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr., who had been suspended from the team since he was charged with rape in Kansas
The birthplace of one of Illinois' more notorious politicians might soon be up for sale
Former state Sen. Darren Bailey is challenging five-term Rep. Mike Bost in the March 19 Republican primary for Illinois' 12th District
A federal judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by ex-governor and ex-con Rod Blagojevich seeking a return to public office by quoting Dr. Seuss
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police
Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot
In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is under the spotlight again after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag, supposedly from 1818 when Illinois became the 21st state to join the Union
Each June, Waubeka, Wisconsin, venerates one of the nation's more enduring symbols with a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans
Illinois is poised to right a 175-year-old wrong by returning land in northern Illinois guaranteed to a Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation chief in 1829
lllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law measures to block insurance companies from shortchanging consumers on their medical needs
A former Illinois state senator and candidate for governor will spend 3 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to fraudulent use of campaign funds, money laundering and tax evasion
Authorities say an Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home
Officials have released body camera video that reveals a chaotic scene in which a Black woman in Springfield, Illinois, who called 911 for help was shot in the face in her home by a white sheriff’s deputy
A former sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her Illinois home had been employed by a half-dozen police agencies since 2020
Residents leave homes in Jenin as Israeli West Bank raid continues
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $7.4 billion national opioid settlement
Trump calls for $1 trillion Saudi investment, lower oil prices
Syria orders freeze of bank accounts linked to former regime
Trump accuses Bank of America, JPM of not doing business with conservatives
Jeremy Strong called his Oscar nomination the ‘realization of a lifelong dream’ and has the adorable picture to prove it
Australian Open: Did the Happy Slam become the Angry Slam? Or is tennis just changing?
Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, Isabella Rossellini and others react to Oscar nominations