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Illinois is now part of an FBI investigation after the State Board of Elections office received a suspicious envelope Friday, prompting the evacuation of about 15 to 20 employees.

A 58-year-old Farmer City man has pleaded guilty to swindling boat owners and banks out of about $4.7 million.

The verdict is the second in less than two months to address separate bribery schemes inside the Illinois Capitol. Weiss is a son-in-law of former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios.

Special agent in charge of the FBI Springfield Field Office David Nanz said the scams have become more common due to dating apps and the accessibility of the internet and social media platforms.

Gov. JB Pritzker has signed the “Jelani Day” bill into law, amending the Missing Persons Identification Act in hopes of preventing a repeat of what the Day family experienced last year.

It’s been six months since Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day went missing. His body was not found for nearly two weeks. Once found, Day's remains went unidentified for three more weeks.

The FBI is honoring a Bloomington man for helping curb cybercrime.The Community Leadership award for the Springfield division of the FBI goes to Michael…

A 22-year-old Bloomington man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for receiving child pornography, prosecutors said Thursday.Braman…