Illinois’ unemployment rate was 7.9 percent for April 2014, while the country’s unemployment rate was 6.3 percent. While Illinois still has one of the...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House has overwhelmingly rejected a $34.5 billion “doomsday” budget that would spell out deep cuts to schools and...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An audit has found Southern Illinois University had $33,000 in cash stolen from its Carbondale student health center and $7,000...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Environmental groups have sued the Army Corps of Engineers over the agency’s use of man-made structures meant to...

The Illinois Supreme Court has declared that state’s attorneys are government officials subject to state public-records law. The unanimous ruling released Thursday forces county...

No Ticket Quotas Illinois lawmakers are sending Governor Pat Quinn a bill to put an end to police ticket quotas. The bill, sponsored by...