Murphysboro, Ill. – An officer with the Murphysboro Police Department is being commended for his actions during a fire. Police say officer Benjamin Jones...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state audit has found that Illinois officials are not doing all they can to determine whether children are eligible...

Carbondale, Ill. – Enrollment is up for the first time at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in a decade. University officials say 10-day enrollment figures...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) — Property owners near the Mississippi River may face tax increases to pay for repairs to drainage pipes in levees. The...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Department of Corrections officials are retesting emergency power equipment at the state’s correctional facilities to ensure they are adequately...

CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of patients in Illinois will be able to start requesting permission to use marijuana under a new state law. Authorities...