SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has authorized state licensing of firearms dealers after his Republican predecessor rejected the idea. The Democrat signed...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The city of Springfield says it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that the city’s anti-panhandling ordinance is unconstitutional. The...

CHICAGO (AP) – News coverage of last month’s 40th anniversary of serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s arrest has meant dozens of more tips for...

SPRINGFIELD, IL. (WJPF) – It appears Governor JB Pritzker will sign a controversial gun dealer licensing bill into law. Pritzker is expected to sign...

WAYNE COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – One person was injured after a traffic crash involving an armored truck. It happened Wednesday on Interstate 64 in...

SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) – Funeral services are set for an Illinois State Police trooper killed when he was struck and killed by a...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered a review of emerging industries so that state money for workforce training can be...

HARRISBURG, IL. (WJPF) — The murder trial of Brian Burns in Saline County has hit another delay. A motion for Burns to first undergo...

CHICAGO (AP) – The teen birth rate has decreased in Illinois and Chicago, with the city recording a new historic low. Mayor Rahm Emanuel...