SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ longtime House speaker has renewed a push to tax the state’s millionaires to boost funding for schools. Chicago...

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A top credit rating agency has called GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner’s $32 billion budget proposal “hard to implement” because...

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and The Autism Program of Illinois are launching a statewide...

    CHICAGO (AP) — One of the biggest names in Chicago legal circles is preparing to retire. Winston & Strawn announced Tuesday that...

A new legislative task force is looking at ways to help curb school violence in Illinois. The group is looking at everything from school...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A measure introduced in the Illinois legislature would make students pay back certain tuition breaks from the state if they leave Illinois within five...

A Perry Co. woman has pleaded guilty to a meth charge. 36-year old Stephanie Ellis of DuQuoin pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Thousands of sex crimes reported to police in Southern Illinois aren’t being prosecuted, even though most victims can identify their...