Illinois lawmakers are turning to marijuana to fight opioid abuse. The Senate voted 44-6 Thursday to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana as an...

A portion of US 51 north of Tamaroa in Perry County will be closed Friday due to road construction. The Illinois Department of Transportation...

The Illinois Senate has voted to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21. The Senate voted 35-20 Wednesday to ban under-21 sales of...

The firearms dealer licensing bill failed to have the votes to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto. It appears that the senate did have the...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has received a huge donation for treatment of synthetic cannabinoid problems. 150 people in Illinois have gotten sick...

Workers in the state’s community care program make about 11 dollars an hour. Senator mattie hunter of chicago is sponsoring the bill bringing them...

Illinois is one step closer to allowing people convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana or paraphernalia to expunge their criminal convictions. Before 2016,...