Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is urging U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to declare a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Illinois farmers. The USDA’s Farm Services...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Utility officials say a raccoon is to blame for a power outage that affected Illinois state office buildings in Springfield. City...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois saw an eighth-straight year of record tourism growth in 2018, attracting more than 117 million visitors in 2018. The...

Mary Clay (Courtesy: Williamson County Sheriff’s Office)   MARION, IL. (WJPF) – A Hurst woman has been charged with Involuntary Manslaughter. Williamson County State’s...

CHICAGO (AP) — A confidential list of more than 13,000 people in Illinois registered in a voluntary casino exclusion program for gambling addicts is...

CHICAGO (AP) — Motorists caught using cellphones while driving will face harsher penalties under a new Illinois law taking effect Monday. Instead of just...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has created a task force to study the rights of transgender students. The Democrat signed an executive...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two politicians with familiar names have been selected as state lawmakers. Republican leaders met Saturday to name Rosemont Mayor Brad...

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — A Western Illinois University professor is harvesting wild hemp across Illinois for a research project that will evaluate THC levels...