Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including ...

As former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s defense lawyers began their closing arguments last week, attorney Dan ...

Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked with preserving official government documents ...

EAST CHICAGO — Two men have been arrested and charged after they were caught breaking into a U.S. Steel building late at night last Wednesday. Johnnie Owens, of Markham, Illinois, and Shamar ...

They were very embarrassed. They had a great deal of remorse and shame,” said the attorney for a Glen Carbon man who traveled ...

The Illinois National Guard is set to deploy around 140 members to Washington, D.C. ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration on Monday.

Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers the annual Condition of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2024, at the Iowa Capitol. (Cody Scanlan/Des Moines Register) More details about $3 million in state grant ...

Though the governor promised to make Illinois "the best state" to raise young children, child care continues to disappear. And, as one couple learned, there's almost no help for those building a child ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch wants to vet the state’s underfunded pensions through a budgetary lens as the legislature looks to close a potentially $3 billion deficit for the year ahead.

Illinois, ready to choose a state flag? Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online at www.ilsos.gov/stateflag for one of the ...

State Rep. Adam Niemerg takes oath of office at Illinois State Capitol Building (Dieterich, IL) – State Representatives Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) took the oath of office at the Illinois State Capitol ...

Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza (D) oversees the state’s finances, and she has tips for people can better manage theirs. Illinois' Human Rights Act will soon protect people’s reproductive ...