The Illinois Senate advanced a pair of bills this week designed to address the community's concerns about Sonya Massey's tragic death and how it was handled.

The Illinois House shot down legislation Thursday that would have allowed some people incarcerated for crimes they committed ...

Illinois House rejects bill expanding parole eligibility for youth offenders, despite prior reforms and debate.

The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, a liberal-leaning think tank, last fall overhauled its pension reform proposal.

Springfield Police Chief Ken Scarlette announced his retirement, effective in June, after serving three years in the role.

The duo joins a slew of other popular artists announced as 2025 state fair headliners, including including The Black Crowes, Brad Paisley, Snoop Dogg, Sheryl Crow, Def Leppard, Megan Moroney and the ...

WEDNESDAY’s ANSWER: Congrats to Timothy Thomas, Janet Mathis and Mark McCombs for correctly answering Edith ...

Lawmakers in Springfield continue to debate hot button measures before their session ends in May, including a proposal that ...

As China and the U.S. continue ratcheting up tariffs in a hotly contested fight over trade, consumers in downtown Chicago are bracing to see what it could mean for their pocketbooks.

The reality: When you’re putting a 104 percent tariff on imports from China, “that’s not something that we could possibly ...

The murder trial of a former Illinois sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey, an unarmed black woman, in her ...