CHICAGO (AP) – Medical marijuana growers in Illinois have formed a political action committee and are spending money in an attempt to limit the...

By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says he’s angry and offended that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett allegedly...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Attorneys for a man accused of kidnapping and killing a University of Illinois scholar from China say they could be...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A Republican in the Illinois General Assembly says all elected officials in the state should be required to wear body...

  By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) – The whispers about “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett started with reports that he had not fully...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to raise $75 million for his proposed budget by capping the amount of money retailers can...

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – New enrollment data from Western Illinois University shows the number of students attending classes this semester at the Macomb campus...

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A 53-year-old man accused of killing a woman and wounding two others at a Catholic store in Missouri has pleaded...

SPRINGFIELD, IL. (WJPF) – Two SIU Board of Trustees members are now off that board. Tom Britton and Dr. Marsha Ryan were appointed by...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A segment of the Keystone pipeline that was shut down in early February when a leak was discovered in...