A Carterville man will see prison time after being convicted of two felony burglary counts. 48-year old Ronald Kelley Jr. was charged on Wednesday...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has approved legislation to increase state funding for education, ensuring classrooms remain open amid an ongoing budget...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois attorney general has announced a settlement with the Illinois High School Association that would allow student athletes with disabilities...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The daughter of President Barack Obama’s former minister is scheduled to be sentenced for participating in a state-grant fraud scheme....

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has put regulations on the harvesting of flathead catfish, due to concern about overfishing. IDNR says overharvest is...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A plan to privatize Illinois’ economic development agency and beef up its responsibilities has cleared the House. Representatives voted 60-6...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Democrats put another property-tax freeze to a vote — this one including contentious side issues demanded by Gov....