SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – State government buildings are flying U.S. and Illinois flags at half-staff in honor of a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy killed...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A study has found that an Illinois’ teacher shortage has become particularly acute in central and southern sections of the...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A proposed underground transmission line would carry electricity generated mostly by wind turbines in Iowa to the Chicago area....

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A central Illinois man accused of fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy attempting to serve an arrest warrant has made his...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials say 343 bobcats were taken by hunters and trappers this winter. The Department of Natural Resources announced on...

WICKLIFFE, Ky. (AP) – An Ohio River bridge linking Kentucky and Illinois that has been closed since Feb. 22 due to flooding could reopen...

CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians say they are on strike after contract talks broke down. They say in a news release that...

HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a 19-year-old southern Illinois woman who went missing died of hypothermia due to exposure to the elements. Gallatin...

Illinois State Police announced Friday that search crews found the body of Carmi native Brooke Naylor. Search teams discovered the body around 5:40 p.m....