SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Senate leaders are on the spot to find enough votes for a proposed deal to close a $1.6 billion gap in...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Advocates of group homes for the disabled are calling for the closing of nearly all state-run institutions as part of...

Carbondale will be leading the way in renewable energy production in Southern Illinois. Brightfields Development will develop a solar array at the former Koppers...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Legislature is advancing a plan introduced by House Speaker Michael Madigan to end weeks of negotiations over plugging...

If and when state lawmakers put together a new capital bill, Republicans will vote for it. Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) says...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has ordered a Chicago TV and movie studio to return a $10 million state grant awarded by his predecessor,...

CHICAGO (AP) — A spokesman for a former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says Gov. Bruce Rauner’s demand that a Chicago television and movie studio return a...

A class-action lawsuit is targeting many corrections officers across the state and claims inmates were abused at two local prisons. The lawsuit aims to...