The senior Democratic whip in the U.S. House of Representatives is pleading for leniency for former Congressman Jesse Jackson...

The governor of Texas is trying to rustle up some business from Illinois. He’s visiting Chicago, following up on an adv...

The state climatologist says all indications are Illinois and the adjacent Mississippi River will get enough moisture this ye...

Illinois House Republicans hope to expand on the transparency measure they have already passed. State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Dow...

Thanksgiving cooking can be dangerous.Some of the danger comes from the use of a turkey fryer, which people don’t norma...

Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkees and Ding Dongs, is going out of business. The company announced this morning that it...

Illinois’ financial crisis is structural, not cyclical, meaning it isn’t going away by itself.This is according t...

Gov. Pat Quinn isn’t buying everything charter schools are selling.The governor invited education scholar Diane Ravitch...

The US Attorney for Central Illinois, Jim Lewis, says an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force has closed down a major ...

Motorists may get an extra second to make it through yellow lights, but only at intersections with red-light cameras.State Se...

Illinoisans looking to score a date online could soon see a reminder.A bill under consideration in Springfield would require ...

Illinois has another blemish on its record...topretirements.com ranks the state at the very bottom. Financial advisor at Ben...

The Illinois governor's office says Ohio has offered $400 million in incentives to lure away Sears' corporate headquarter...

The winner of the Illinois Republican straw poll is U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).The first-ever statewide Illinois straw poll...