Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters the settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Sangamon County Board, is poignant.

SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time over its decision to slash funding for

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Fair has announced two additional performers for the grandstand lineup this summer.  Headlining on Tuesday, Aug. 12, will be nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow. And on Sunday,

As a winter blast races through the Midwest, blood centers are experiencing donation shortages. I spoke to leaders from the Springfield Impact Life Blood Center, and they told me more than 19 blood drives have been cancelled so far.

Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked with preserving official government documents with historic value. The job of caring for historic records has been a natural fit for Joens,

Former Decatur mayor and Illinois AFL-CIO president Michael Carrigan is set for another five-year term on the Illinois Commerce Commission, which regulates the state's electric, gas and water utilities.

An investigation shows the suspect killed his girlfriend, her son and another person before turning a gun on himself, police said.

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. A bill’s been proposed in Springfield that would eliminate Illinois property taxes. Democratic State

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke's Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after her November election victory. She won't say why her campaign took the money despite the former Chicago City Council member's corruption conviction.

Illinois lawmakers react to Madigan's corruption conviction, with calls for reform and accountability, and the focus shifting to the future.

We’ll look at the standard bunch of firearm-related bills in my next column, but otherwise there are bills for a little bit of everything.

Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker, announced his support in banning cellphones in the classroom. This follows a trend across the nation.