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City council members have signed off on a $225,000 settlement to a second lawsuit that accuses a Champaign police officer using excessive force. The…

More items seized from the former Dixon comptroller who was convicted of stealing nearly $54 million from the northern Illinois city will be auctioned…

The Urbana City Council has approved an ordinance to lower the fine for possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana from $300 to $50. The council approved…

Motorists in Decatur will pay more at the pump after the City Council approved a new gas tax to help fund road improvements. The council voted Tuesday to…

A fire at a tire store in south Bloomington on Sunday sent plumes of smoke over a large area of the city.Firefighters said the owner of Twin City Tire,…

The Democratic National Convention begins in Boston, a city of political sensibilities that nonetheless has never hosted a Democratic or Republican presidential nominating event. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Melissa Block.

This week, the Library of Congress announced 50 more audio recordings it will preserve... and the discovery of a previously unknown recording by jazzman Lester Young. The piece was recorded in 1940, probably in New York City.

In the wake of high-profile cases of excessive force and other misconduct, police officers in the nation's largest cities are under increasing scrutiny. We go out on the beat with two Chicago police officers: a 38-year veteran and a rookie. NPR's David Schaper reports.

Demonstrators in Haiti have flooded city streets around the country, demanding Prime Minister Ariel Henry's resignation and protesting rising fuel prices.

Kyiv residents, as much of Ukraine, are preparing for a frigid winter with major power cuts.