ZEIGLER, Ill. (AP) — A man who won a seat on a southern Illinois community’s city council after running unopposed may have an opponent...

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state-owned James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago, hailed for its iconic architecture...

By DAN SEWELL and DON BABWIN Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A day of false hope has given way to questions about why a...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law expanding a college scholarship program which in part is designed to keep Illinois...

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse Chicago investigative costs...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The decision to sell beer in general seating areas during University of Illinois football and basketball home games could net...

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois prosecutor says he’s changing political parties for the 2020 election. Jefferson County State’s Attorney Sean Featherstun...

BRADLEY, Ill. (AP) — Science class isn’t going to become cooler in a Kankakee County school district. Voters in Bradley District 61 rejected a...

SPRINGFIELD, IL. (WJPF) — A Du Quoin man has been tapped to be the next manager of the Du Quoin State Fair. Josh Gross...

AURORA, Ill. (AP) – Police in the Chicago suburb of Aurora say the department is sending two detectives to the Cincinnati area to investigate...