Illinois has high education proficiency benchmarks. Yet instead of keeping that bar high, officials are proposing that the ...

Officials said a single-engine 1946 Aeronca 7AC crashed into a farm field just west of the Hinckley Airfield in Hinckley, ...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped clean a potential multimillion-dollar ...

Think rabbits make a good starter pet because they are inexpensive, low-maintenance and stoic? Toni Kim, a veterinary student ...

It’s a wonderful step forward,” said Lynn Cope, the father of one of six Amazon employees who were killed in the December ...

Illinois ranked 48th in change in nonfarm payrolls, 41st in economic activity, and scored poorly for high foreclosure rates and the state’s unemployment rate.

The Nebraska Republican’s dissent makes him one of a disappearing breed in the G.O.P. — and suggests he may head for the exit ...

Incarcerated students accepted their diplomas from Augustana College at a commencement inside East Moline Correctional Center ...

Illinois’ unemployment rate is 4.8%, one of the highest in the country, and is in the top-10 for states with the biggest ...

Paul Friday is one of thousands of farmers who blame a pesticide called paraquat – now banned in 70 countries – for their ...

A West Side rollover crash on the Eisenhower Expressway left one person dead on Saturday night, Illinois State Police said.

An Illinois iLottery player hit the jackpot Friday, winning over $1.3 million. The prize was won playing Cash Castle, the ...