The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Board of Education sent requests for personnel records of the employee

Illinois Republican lawmakers introduced bills stiffening penalties for charges related to child sex trafficking, including prohibiting plea deals and increasing prison time.

Voters will decide primaries for the U.S. Senate, governor and more on election day next week.

Powerful storms brought deadly tornadoes to Indiana and Illinois this week, with large hail and severe rain striking south of Chicago. Here’s what you need to know when this kind of weather hits.

Prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket rake in millions from wagers on sports and current events but pay nothing in state betting taxes and ignore regulations that govern online sportsbooks.

Higher costs and lower prices are squeezing farmers out of profitability. That’s led many to file for bankruptcy as a last resort to find aid.

The bill mirrors regulations that now apply to broadcast and cable programs.

Chief Justice says ‘riding the circuit’ is a tradition dating back to Medieval England

Francisco Gonzalez-Jasso was swept up in the federal deportation campaign aimed at clearing “violent criminals” off Chicago-area streets. But there’s no evidence he had gang ties or a criminal record.

Group petitions ICC to end workshops studying the future of gas in the state

Federal rhetoric about election intervention hasn't yet translated into concrete action, election officials say.

The Illinois Senate move bills out of committee for consideration on the floor in the Statehouse including creating new insurance requirements for boaters and establishing local pension buyout programs.