CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner awarded licenses this week to 70 medical marijuana businesses before out-of-state criminal background checks could be done through an...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate has approved a plan to raise the minimum wage from $8.25 to $11 per hour by 2019. The Democratic-controlled...

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 296,000 Illinois residents have signed up for private health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health law. There is a little a...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Illinois lawmakers are speaking out against the recent decision to end federal funding for a clean-coal project in Meredosia....

Gov. Bruce Rauner was as specific Wednesday as he has ever been since entering politics.   The governor delivered his State of the State...

A Jackson County man has been sentenced to prison time for sexually assaulting a child. 41-year old Anthony Starrett of DeSoto pleaded guilty on...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has now approved approximately 1,000 patients for the state’s medical marijuana program. Department of Public Health spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said Wednesday...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill which will allow for better access to mental health care for veterans. The Clay Hunt...