Dennis Hastert’s attorney has told a federal judge that claims of past sexual misconduct by the former House speaker are an “800-pound gorilla” in...

A conservation effort led by a Field Museum official has helped restore peregrine falcon numbers in Illinois.   Scientists with the Chicago Peregrine Program...

  The Illinois Senate returns to Springfield Tuesday facing a critical decision about whether to try to reverse Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the state budget. Democrats...

Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office has filed an emergency appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court to settle conflicting court orders about whether state employees can...

Carterville’s former band director heads to court this morning for being accused of taking inappropriate pictures up a teenager’s shorts. Todd Norrington was arrested...

A status hearing is scheduled in the federal hush-money case against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert. The 73-year-old former Illinois congressman allegedly agreed...

Illinois’ medical marijuana program reached an important milestone Monday with the announcement that at least one of the authorized companies has started growing plants....

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A published report says roughly one-third of Republican legislators haven’t cashed checks given to them from Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign fund...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Members of the public will have a chance to testify on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s push to close the Illinois State...

The clock is ticking on the federal Highway Trust Fund, and both of Illinois’ U.S. Senators are against settling for any short-term extension. The...