Illinois Farm Bureau delegates have rejected a new term for Illinois Farm Bureau [IFB] President Brian Duncan. At the IFB annual meeting in Chicago, nearly 57% of the delegates chose Philip Nelson of Seneca, a former IFB president and state agriculture director, as the organization’s 17th president.

Most of the package is earmarked for row-crop producers. It aims to help farmers – especially those who grow soybeans – balance out losses from high costs and a trade war with China.

Justices from the state's highest court say geographic disparities have affected access to public defenders, particularly in rural counties. A new law aimed at promoting equity across the state has two years to be fully implemented.

Recent polling by Reuters found that 45% of voters list “cost of living” as their top concern heading into the 2026 election. With that in mind, the three top Democrats vying to become the party’s nominee for U.S. senator in Illinois have released proposals detailing how they plan to make life more affordable for Americans.

With work underway on the Catholic Diocese of Peoria’s project to transform the former Spalding Institute into a new facility honoring the life and legacy of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, current Bishop Louis Tylka is restoring the Sheen Foundation Advisory Board.

The document will direct not just the way math is taught in the classroom, but how math teachers are trained in the profession and math programs are administered in school districts.

IDPH will now be able to form guidelines using a combination of the CDC’s guidance, recommendations from the World Health Organization and other medical and scientific disease prevention experts — and require that immunizations recommended by the state be covered by state-regulated insurance plans.

Judge rebuffs suggestion that ending lawsuit over immigration agents’ use of force would preclude new claims

Plan allows utility to offer price breaks for those with household incomes up to 300% of federal poverty level

This is the busiest shopping period of the year. That also brings risks to consumers as scammers are working to make sure you have an unhappy holiday season. Your financial and personal information is even more at risk.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen on Wednesday renewed his call for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's ouster, amid a critical report from the Pentagon's own watchdog.

Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois America 250 Commission at Navy Pier Wednesday to announce plans for commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence.