CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent in January. It was the 10th monthly decrease in the past 11 months. The state...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly have paid a memorial tribute to former Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. Legislators shared memories of the...

A Johnston City man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child. 70-year old Davis Mallory pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to one count of...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Supreme Court justices peppered the state’s lawyer over her claim that lawmakers could cut public-pension benefits because of a...

ANNA, Ill. (AP) — A medical marijuana business in far southern Illinois intends to start construction this month of a 27,000-square-foot facility that would...

A proposed sale of Mt. Vernon’s water system is off the table for now. City officials say no further negotiations would proceed, and the...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State records show at least five Illinois prisons don’t appear to have enough money to pay workers through June 30, the end...

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 270,000 Illinois residents could lose up to $680 million in health insurance subsidies this year if the U.S. Supreme Court voids...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of the most critical issues for Illinois government in recent history is heading to the state Supreme Court. Lawyers representing the...