SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed racketeering claims that one-time Illinois gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford ran the State Treasurer’s office like...

Congressman John Shimkus has received another endorsement, this time, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber noted in a letter announcing the endorsement...

Democrats think the governor’s budget address was lacking while Republicans thought the governor knocked it out of the park. Democratic Senator Toi Hutchinson said...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Senate President John Cullerton says Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “sketch” of a budget proposal Wednesday is more than $3 billion short...

A Carbondale man will see more than 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to armed robbery with a firearm, aggravated battery of a...

A farmhouse near Ava was destroyed by a fire on Tuesday morning. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department says a two-story farmhouse was on fire...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner is set to deliver his annual budget address to state lawmakers as Illinois enters its eighth month without...