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The Illinois state senator representing much of the area covered by the Mahomet Aquifer says he’s got ideas for a task force looking at ways to protect…

Airmont, N.Y., Deputy Mayor Brian Downey faces more than 30 state and federal charges. "Our community is without a doubt safer today than it was yesterday," the local district attorney says.

A year after his conviction, the former Minneapolis police officer is asking a state court to send his case back to Hennepin County; order a new trial elsewhere; or order him to be resentenced.

The Illinois Supreme Court agreed this week to fast-track the state’s appeal of a Macon County judge’s ruling against parts of a recently passed state ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

The storm brought snow levels to several Northeast cities not seen in years. Another major storm arriving early this week threatens to bring even more hazardous conditions to the region.

At a brief meeting Monday evening, the Normal Town Council approved a new memorandum of understanding about security at Unit 5 schools, and a routine intergovernmental agreement with Illinois State University concerning reimbursement for fire protection services.

The mayors of Bloomington and Normal said Friday they have no plans to recall Connect Transit board members after Normal Township's supervisor accused the…

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Commissioner Judy Dodge of Montgomery County, Ohio about Sunday's attack, in which a gunman killed 9 people in 30 seconds before being killed by police.

Hungary declared a crisis in two southern counties Tuesday, as crowds of refugees and other migrants were halted in Serbia, having missed Tuesday's deadline before new and stricter laws took effect.

A wildfire that triggered expanded evacuation orders may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue on the Fourth of July in a region that's a top tourism destination.