As Peoria experiences considerable development and economic growth, here’s a look back at the city’s roots and early days.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third of counties in the Prairie state voted to break away ...

The counties, which are largely in central and southern Illinois, have expressed frustration by the “dominance” of Chicago in Cook County ... lead to whole new maps of the U.S. Indiana ...

The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers say strategic plans that integrate environmental, social, and economic ...

Last July, Sonya Massey called 911 to report a potential prowler outside her Illinois home. Two minutes after entering, Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, who is White, fatally shot ...

The term “GIS” refers to the suite of technology used to analyze and solve location-based problems and present spatial information in a variety of ways, including maps, Maitha explained.

Iroquois County’s vote was some 72%, and Calhoun County’s near 76%. Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says the Illinois counties would be more than welcome to come on over. On Jan. 14 the ...

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials Thursday over laws creating a sanctuary city. Accusing the officials of impeding federal ...

Those "detainers" have previously often been ruled illegal. "The challenged provisions of Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County law have the purpose and effect of making it more difficult for ...