The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021 SPRINGFIELD, Ill.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and Forest Preserves of Cook County are partnering in a flood relief study that could bring a new reservoir.

The system would provide stormwater storage for Glenwood, Ford Heights, Lansing, Thornton, South Holland, Calumet City and ...

The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of ...

Hancock County supervisors on Feb. 3 delved into contentious drainage district issues of concern ... with a shed located on the edge of the creek bank where project work is planned.

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators in Indiana's Republican-majority General Assembly have introduced a ...

Trump administration officials are suing Illinois and top state officials, hoping to force them to turn over suspected illegal immigrants rather than releasing them from jails and state prisons.

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials Thursday over laws creating a sanctuary city. Accusing the officials of impeding federal ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Employees at the Oak Creek headquarters office of Master Lock will be among those asked to relocate to Illinois as part of a new headquarters consolidation by Fortune Brands Innovations ...

LEMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- A second person has died after a car plunged into a creek in Lemont Wednesday morning, the Will County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office said a 33-year-old man ...

Last Wednesday, Jan. 22, Umphrey’s McGee returned for the second show ... into the spirited twang of The Band’s “Up On Cripple Creek.” This treatment of the smash hit from 1969’s The ...