CHICAGO (AP) — Loopholes in the state’s retirement system for educators have allowed school districts across Illinois to avoid hefty pension penalties after doling...

CHICAGO (AP) — A panel of Illinois lawmakers is taking testimony about reforming community college executive pay and other issues in the wake of...

Cracking down on illegal guns flowing into Illinois is the goal of new legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.). Kirk’s bill targets...

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ill. (AP) — A bipartisan panel of state lawmakers will convene deep in southern Illinois to review Gov. Bruce Rauner’s cost-cutting proposal to...

CHICAGO (AP) — Advocates want Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration to restore a $60 monthly allowance for adults with developmental disabilities who live in...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is among a dozen states where new enrollees have surpassed projections for the expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s...

A Jackson county jury found a former Carterville High School Band Director guilty of taking videos up and through a young girl’s clothing. The...

A Franklin County man has been charged with theft of government property. A grand jury returned a two count indictment against Jean Bragg of...