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After a serious hit-and-run, Chicago police are looking for a Ford Fusion. The crash happened near West Franklin Boulevard and North Kedzie Avenue.
An ISP spokesperson confirmed an “initial investigation” is underway after the Franklin Park Police Department asked the state police’s Public Integrit...
Illinois Seeks Two Crest Hill Prisons, Leaving Lincoln Out of Logan Correctional Center Rebuild Plan
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When Illinois lawmakers made full-day kindergarten a requirement for all public schools by 2027, they encouraged the classrooms to incorporate play-based lea...
More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped their Affordable Care Act health insurance in recent months following the expiration of generous tax cred...
The Illinois House and Senate each passed different bills for the Bears but neither passed the other chamber. Earlier this year, the Indiana legislature pass...
A 25-year-old Illinois man was taken into custody Sunday on video voyeurism charges.
Belleville and Swansea police joined the 2026 Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run, passing the Flame of Hope to support Special Olympics athletes.
Alton police investigate armed robbery of a Brinks truck outside Red Lobster on Homer Adams Parkway, with FBI and Illinois State Police assisting.
Princeton's Kristian Wahlgren (front center), who is the only time two-time state wrestling champion from the Illinois Valley, was accompanied by family and...
Oswego senior Jaelynn Anthony and Yorkville senior Kayla Kersting were named to the Illinois Coaches Association Class All-State first team, released Monday,...
From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois lawmakers gave hospitals and community health centers much of what they wanted this session by passing a bill that prohi...
Illinois’ new South end zone scoreboard will be the largest in college football by nearly 7,000 square feet.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EF...
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EF...
EFFINGHAM, Illinois — In Illinois farm country, there’s a 70-year-old pickup truck waiting on a fresh coat of canary yellow paint.
Remote Area Medical will offer a free, comprehensive dental, vision, and medical clinic June 13 and 14 at Paris High School, 14040 E. 1200th Road, Paris, Ill.
Lincoln Williams’ family, Kankakee community celebrate his signing with Illinois basketball
Northern Illinois faces significant severe weather threat Thursday with tornadoes possible
A state champion for Marquette in 2021, East Alton's Gracie Piar won another state title with a victory at the Illinois State Women's Amateur Championship.
A Maryland man faces felony DUI charges after a 2024 crash on Illinois 255 that seriously injured an IDOT worker on a tractor.
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When Illinois lawmakers made full-day kindergarten a requirement for all public schools by 2027, they encouraged the classrooms to incorporate play-based lea...
More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped their Affordable Care Act health insurance in recent months following the expiration of generous tax cred...
The Illinois House and Senate each passed different bills for the Bears but neither passed the other chamber. Earlier this year, the Indiana legislature pass...
A 25-year-old Illinois man was taken into custody Sunday on video voyeurism charges.
Belleville and Swansea police joined the 2026 Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run, passing the Flame of Hope to support Special Olympics athletes.
Alton police investigate armed robbery of a Brinks truck outside Red Lobster on Homer Adams Parkway, with FBI and Illinois State Police assisting.
Princeton's Kristian Wahlgren (front center), who is the only time two-time state wrestling champion from the Illinois Valley, was accompanied by family and...
Oswego senior Jaelynn Anthony and Yorkville senior Kayla Kersting were named to the Illinois Coaches Association Class All-State first team, released Monday,...
From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois lawmakers gave hospitals and community health centers much of what they wanted this session by passing a bill that prohi...
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