MARION, Ill. (AP) — A smoking ban at Department of Veterans Affairs’ health care facilities will take effect later this year. The smoke-free policy...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law allowing Illinois to take its own action to slow climate change. The Democrat approved...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Get to work, kids — but get a permit first. The Illinois Department of Labor is reminding teenagers younger than...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest monthly survey of bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states indicates a shrinking rural economy, and...

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s still considering whether to sign commutation papers freeing former Illinois governor and one-time “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant Rod Blagojevich...

CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys general in 13 states have filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration rule that’ll allow immigration officials to deny green...

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Two Florida men have pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges filed in southern Illinois, where they targeted people with...