Gov. JB Pritzker has announced the selection former state representative and deputy governor Christian Mitchell as his ...

He’s proposed to step up pension funding by tapping debt-service money allotted to pension-obligation bonds enacted under former Gov. Rod Blagojevich as those bonds are retired. But the latter is only ...

On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 deaths. In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were ...

Dennis Rader, the so-called "BTK" (bind, torture, kill) killer, pleaded guilty to 10 slayings in the Wichita, Kan., area. He ...

The former governor of the United States (U.S.) state of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, stated yesterday in Banja Luka that the ...

Illinois has a well-documented history of corruption, extending beyond elected politicians to include appointed and career ...

The Supreme Court justices’ annual financial disclosures were released Tuesday, revealing millions of dollars in combined ...

The sentence, which also includes three years’ probation after his prison term and a $2.5 million fine, follows a jury’s split verdict in February.

SAFETY CALL: The Illinois State Police is working with Gov. JB Pritzker and top legislative leaders to offer increased ...