In a rare rebuke of a Democrat-sponsored bill, the Illinois House shot down legislation that would have allowed some people ...

State lawmakers are one step closer to banning carbon injections over a massive source of drinking water for Central Illinois, but some are raising concerns about a change in the bill's language.

A Springfield man was sentenced this week to 21 to 26.5 years prison for a September shooting on the south side of Springfield.

Four fair housing organizations recently stripped of federal grants, which were later reinstated by judge’s order, are not ...

Trent Overhue, of Springfield, submitted the winning bid of nearly $13.4 million at an April 10 trustee's sale.

Illinois lawmakers are one step closer to banning carbon injections over the Mahomet Aquifer, which underlies 15 counties and is the main source of drinking water for more than 500,000 people in ...

A federal judge said she will block President Donald Trump's administration from revoking the temporary legal status of ...

In a decision that shouldn't surprise anyone, the Democratic-majority Illinois Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' constitutional challenge to the state's gerrymandered House and Senate districts.

The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey says she has launched an investigation into Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state ...

The proposal to keep public school students from using cell phones in class statewide has passed one chamber of the Illinois ...

The list of underutilized federal buildings that the Trump administration wants to offload continues to change. A huge ...

Kenneth A. Ackley III, 37, of 5755 Willowdale Road, domestic violence amended to disorderly, guilty, fine and costs due within 60days, fined $100. Billy R. Alcorn, 36, of 428 W. Mulberry St., ...