CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s unemployment rate fell in November to its lowest level since June 2008, hitting 6.4...

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn is calling Illinois lawmakers back to Springfield to consider a 2016 special election to replace late Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka....

COUNTRYSIDE, Ill. (AP) — Late Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka has been remembered as a tough, honest leader with a signature sense of humor. Crowds filled...

A man who is accused of kidnapping two Williamson County girls faced a judge for the first time yesterday. 37-year old Damon Jones of...

A Carbondale man who was being transported to the Choate Mental Health and Development Center broke from his restraints and jumped out of the...

Carbondale homeowners will have to shell out a bit more money after the city council approved a hike in property taxes. The city will...