U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is looking for the public’s help in battling a polluting ferry on Lake Michigan. Durbin wants the...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is urging Congress to “face the facts” and acknowledge that the weather is getting...

The area of Illinois affected by the tree-destroying emerald ash borer is growing.With the addition now of Henry and Knox Cou...

A contract involving an Illinois factory is being touted by the governor.Nippon Sharyo in Rochelle has been awarded a $35...

Forty years after the passage of the federal Clean Water Act, Illinois has launched a $1 billion effort to overhaul aging...

Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed a gambling expansion bill, saying it doesn’t provide enough oversight.Quinn says the bill include...

Illinois is experiencing a spate of drownings. There were 15 all of last year, yet in the last four weeks, there have been 10...

The time to stock up on smokes before the price goes up is here. Illinois’ $1 increase in the tax on a pack of ciga...

The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce has announced a new permanent president and CEO. Steward Sandstrom of Kalamazoo,...

A new study shows that crime in Springfield doesn't make the top ten of the most dangerous cities in America.That's i...

Unions which represent state workers are worried lawmakers have something up their sleeve. Labor leaders showed up at a House...

A poaching investigation has yielded charges against eight men – for taking more than fifty deer, one of which was wort...