A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas. Read MoreWintery blast roils parts of the US
SPRINGFIELD — Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect.
SPRINGFIELD — As of Jan. 1, offenders who go through the Adult Redeploy Illinois program will be called “justice impacted individuals.”
SPRINGFIELD — With Illinois legislators scheduled back to the capitol Saturday, some are watching what the lame duck session could mean for gun control laws.
JOLIET — The Joliet Police Department had a pattern of engaging in unreasonable force that is "not limited to any one type of force, tactic, or context" and is a violation of constitutional rights.
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers in early January could consider easing requirements for residents to change their names, a move proponents say will reduce risks for victims of domestic abuse, transgender residents and others.
A state board has approved Ascension’s plan to sell nine of its Illinois hospitals for more than $370 million to a large California-based health system.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is disappointed in an electric vehicle manufacture that’s been approved for state tax credits but is struggling.
SPRINGFIELD — The smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle gives police probable cause to search it, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled this past week.
CHICAGO — The state’s largest private water utility, Illinois American Water, will increase customer bills in the new year.
JOLIET — Lion Electric has come a long way and not for the better since it arrived in Joliet in 2021 with the promise of hundreds of jobs in the forward-thinking industry of electric vehicles.
Illinois’ gun and magazine ban will stay in effect pending the outcome in the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the appeals court ruled Thursday.
The five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday was a busy one in Illinois and around the country.
CHICAGO — For the first time since the end of 2019, farmland values in the Seventh Federal Reserve District did not see a year-over-year increase.
CHICAGO — Matt Eberflus has been fired by the Chicago Bears, one day after botching a timeout in a loss to Detroit, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD — A legislative committee and the Illinois Department of Agriculture agreed recently to delay finalizing new regulations governing hemp production amid an outcry of protests from small, independent producers.
The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and Illinois Tollway are prepared for whatever snow-and-ice season has in store, but also are asking drivers to get ready for winter travel over the coming months.
A long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying subminimum wage to workers with disabilities will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk after being approved by the Senate on Thursday.
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A long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying subminimum wage to workers with disabilities will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk after being approved by the Senate on Thursday.
An Illinois agricultural group is sounding the alarm over the condition of rural bridges in the state.
SPRINGFIELD — The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office is under investigation by the U. S. Department of Justice for civil rights violations, but the probe may go beyond the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey.
With Republicans winning back the White House and the U.S. Senate on Tuesday and the final balance of power in the House still unclear, Illinois Democrats successfully defended their 14-3 dominance over the GOP in the state’s congressional de…
Enrollment at Illinois community colleges continues to climb for the third straight year according to the Fall 2024 Illinois Community College Opening Enrollment Report.
A Champaign County woman was ticketed in connection with an accident that claimed the life of an Illinois State Police trooper on Friday afternoon.
