When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time fo ...

Madigan found guilty of bribery conspiracy in corruption case; jury deadlocks on charges involving co-defendant McClain.

The governor hopes to launch the program for 20,000 students by the next school year, a tight deadline for the state to meet.

State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) issued a public statement in response to the guilty verdicts announced Feb. 12 in the ...

SPRINGFIELD - Fans of Abraham Lincoln lore can now look at a historic ledger at the downtown Springfield site where the ...

A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person in Illinois politics, of 10 charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on ...

"Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches to avoid arrest," the U.S. Department of Homeland ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against ...

The legislation comes on the heels of an executive order signed last month by President Donald Trump promising “forceful and ...

A 15-year-old girl has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in connection with a deadly crash last month ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday reprimanded Donald Trump for starting to carry out mass deportation plans, warning the treatment of ...