SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal disaster declaration has been issued for more than a dozen Illinois counties affected by this year’s historic flooding....

This photo provided by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources taken in Boone County, Mo. in March 2019 shows one of hundreds of containers...

A Benton man is in custody following a carjacking incident Friday afternoon in rural West Frankfort. Franklin County Sheriff David Bartoni says the victim’s...

A Marion man is among 15 individuals who allegedly participated in a drug trafficking ring in Mt. Vernon. 45-year-old Major Monroe was indicted on...

The principal of Vandalia High School lost his parents, a daughter and the daughter’s best friend in a traffic accident Saturday night, following a...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says he is considering retirement. Johnson was at City Hall on Monday for a budget hearing...

 FILE: Fields of corn covered by flooding waters of the Mississippi River (Courtesy: Robert Kaufmann/FEMA) CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ congressional delegation is backing...