Firefighters in Murphysboro were called to a fire at a home Saturday night. The fire took place at the corner of 6th St. and...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois lawmaker wants to make it legal to sell fireworks such as Roman candles and rockets in the state....

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers have proposed dozens of bills to tweak the state’s gun laws. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reports...

CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget reveals a cautious co-existence with President Barack Obama’s healthcare law – even as other Republican governors lash...

  The Illinois Department of Transportation is advising motorists to use alternates routes when travelling on US 60/62 near Cairo.  The bridge over the...

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — A Carbondale-based nonprofit group is raising money online to fix 12 of its furnaces that were damaged by a...

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed state budget would cut $16 million from Illinois’ funding for Amtrak trains that serve...

Governor Bruce Rauner is laying out a budget plan that includes major reforms, big cuts, and some tough choices. Rauner says they are coping...

A Carbondale man has been sentenced to prison time for his role in a shooting. 19-year old Omari Tinsley of Carbondale was sentenced to...