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Amid a severe shortage of psychiatric beds and community-based treatment throughout the state and nation, county jails have become repositories for people in the throes of acute mental health crises.

A Bloomington pastor has started a conversation on gun violence that he wants to take beyond the church's walls.Pastor of Grace Deliverance Church…

Valentine’s Day, primarily recognized as a day of love and appreciation, takes on a new meaning for couples living in fear of possible deportation.YWCA…

Only five months after she lost an election for the U.S. House, Springfield Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan announced Thursday she is running for…

Former Central Illinois congressman Rodney Davis has a new job as head of governmental affairs with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Emily Brown, who was fired as director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department after defying county commissioners over their handling of the pandemic.

For the first time in decades, Montana will have more than one congressional district. After the news came, GOP lawmakers rushed a bill to set new rules for the state's districting commission.

Bill in the Illinois Senate would create a statewide public defender’s office

A specially appointed prosecutor said it was "objectively reasonable" for the police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta in 2020 to use deadly force.

In Nebraska alone, there are 11 counties without a lawyer — leaving those seeking legal help in the lurch. Efforts are underway to recruit law students to come back home.