Illinois farmers say 2016 is shaping up to be a much better year for growing pumpkins. Growing conditions have been favorable for the pumpkin...

Southern Illinois University officials say fall enrollment is down 7.5 percent from last year. Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell says 15,987 have enrolled this fall,...

Steven Murphy of Chicago is guilty of first degree murder, aggravated arson and residential arson – that was the verdict at yesterday’s end of...

An Illinois lawmaker is proposing legislation prohibiting pension benefits for a survivor of an official if the beneficiary is guilty of crimes connected to...

Sheila Simon, the former Lt. Governor and current Democratic state senate candidate received two key endorsements Monday.   The labor union AFSCME and the...

An election year bill, backed in part by Illinois Senator Mark Kirk, that would fund retired miners pensions is facing resistance in the senate....

As the Monarch Butterfly starts is annual winter migration from Canada to Mexico, experts say to expect to see far fewer in Illinois this...