FILE: Fields of corn covered by flooding waters of the Mississippi River (Courtesy: Robert Kaufmann/FEMA)   ALTON, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin...

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say an off-duty Chicago police officer involved in a fatal crash will face charges for driving under the influence. Chicago...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A plan to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois will also allow those with low-level marijuana convictions to have their records...

CHICAGO (AP) — A state judicial board is alleging that a Cook County judge tried to kiss a police officer, made unwanted sexual advances...

KEVIL, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.4 earthquake has occurred in Kentucky along the New Madrid fault line. News...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials are warning boaters to stay off flooded waterways as a safety precaution. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A judge at the trial of a former University of Illinois student charged with killing a visiting Chinese scholar says...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield has banned the Illinois General Assembly’s leaders from receiving Holy Communion at local churches...

MURPHYSBORO, IL. (WJPF) – A court date has been set for a 19-year-old Carbondale High School accused of pulling a gun during a fight...