Menard Correctional Center in Chester is on partial lockdown after the death of an inmate. The Springfield Bureau of Lee Enterprises Newspapers is reporting...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers have taken steps to help pay for a range of mental health and early childhood services as well...

Carbondale Police, in cooperation with the DEA will give citizens the opportunity to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs, in order to help prevent pill...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office is warning lawmakers that the Republican will veto a $3.8 billion spending bill pending in the...

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants a federal review of the state’s response to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that killed 12...

A fire broke out at a hotel in Anna early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to the Hotel 7 Inn just after 1 am....

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Officials say the price of drugs that reverse heroin overdoses has in some cases quadrupled in the past two...

One local group has organized a week’s worth of events meant to promote peace in conjunction with a national non-violence campaign. Throughout this week,...