The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Chicago in preparation for replacing the century-old lockup
September 22, 2024
The union representing state prison workers is seeking a federal court order that the Illinois Department of Corrections ensure the rights and safety of employees as it closes an aging maximum-security prison near Chicago
September 10, 2024Illinois will soon become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools
August 20, 2024
The Illinois governor is calling for the resignation of the sheriff whose deputy fatally wounded a Black woman after she called 911 for help last month
August 07, 2024
The deputy sheriff who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last month says he thought that when she unexpectedly said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she intended to kill him
August 05, 2024
Records released by Illinois authorities show that two emergency response calls were made from the home of Sonya Massey in the days leading up to her death
July 31, 2024
The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home, apologized Monday night during a community meeting
July 30, 2024
A riveted nation watched video released this week of a sheriff’s deputy in Illinois fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who called 911 for assistance, in her home
July 24, 2024
Officials have released body camera video that reveals a chaotic scene in which a Black woman in Springfield, Illinois, who called 911 for help was shot in the face in her home by a white sheriff’s deputy
July 22, 2024
A former Illinois state senator and candidate for governor will spend 3 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to fraudulent use of campaign funds, money laundering and tax evasion
July 10, 2024lllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law measures to block insurance companies from shortchanging consumers on their medical needs
July 10, 2024Illinois is poised to right a 175-year-old wrong by returning land in northern Illinois guaranteed to a Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation chief in 1829
June 23, 2024
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is under the spotlight again after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag, supposedly from 1818 when Illinois became the 21st state to join the Union
May 26, 2024
Former state Sen. Darren Bailey is challenging five-term Rep. Mike Bost in the March 19 Republican primary for Illinois' 12th District
March 15, 2024
The Illinois governor is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide
October 18, 2023
In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues
May 16, 2024
Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot
May 08, 2024
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police
March 27, 2024
A federal judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by ex-governor and ex-con Rod Blagojevich seeking a return to public office by quoting Dr. Seuss
March 21, 2024
The birthplace of one of Illinois' more notorious politicians might soon be up for sale
February 18, 2024
A federal judge has reinstated Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr., who had been suspended from the team since he was charged with rape in Kansas
January 19, 2024
Illinois will usher in 320 new laws on New Year’s Day
December 31, 2023
Pillsbury Mills was a groundbreaking, history-making flour mill in central Illinois for most of the 20th century
December 24, 2023
Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding
November 03, 2023
Governors receive many gifts
October 15, 2023
New York City interim police commissioner says federal authorities searched his homes
Marxist Dissanayake leads early vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election
Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis
Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike
Over 100 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, with some hitting near northern city of Haifa
At least 19 killed as methane leak causes explosion at eastern Iran coal mine, state TV reports
Japan PM hopeful Ishiba sees 'room' for corporate tax hike, Kyodo reports
Southwest Airlines warns staff of 'tough decisions' ahead, Bloomberg reports
GM to lay off about 1,700 workers at Kansas plant
White Sox lose 119th game to tie the AL record as the Padres win 6-2 behind 3 home runs
No. 1 Texas keeps rolling behind Manning and Blue and routs ULM 51-3 in last game before SEC play