SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it has reached an agreement with the governor’s office to reopen the state...

CHESTER, Ill. (AP) — The murder-for-hire trial of former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson has again been postponed. A Randolph County judge on...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The owner of two Southern Illinois coal mines says it’s cutting more than 200 jobs at those locations as well...

The first meeting between Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders since mid-December is set to take place later this week. Since meeting three times...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Efforts to overhaul Illinois’ school funding formula again face long odds in the spring legislative session, despite calls to address...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) —House Speaker Michael Madigan is forming a legislative panel to discuss changes to how Illinois funds its schools. Madigan says the...

Secretary of State Jesse White is suggesting ex-governors, including one who served time in prison, could help mediate an end to the budget impasse....