JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Illinois man sentenced to 53 years in prison for hate crime, murder of 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy.

Douglas County is not among the 55 Wisconsin counties that have had wild or farm-raised deer test positive for chronic ...

In a news release today, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said that 89% of the positive cases were found ...

Do Indigenous names mascots and images honor Native Americans or are they offensive? A proposed Illinois law could decide.

Wilma V. Budden, 94, of Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque, IA, formerly of Menominee, IL, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Stonehill. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday May ...

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton kicked off her run for U.S. Senate next year on Friday morning after making her campaign announcement on Thursday. On Friday morning, Governor JB ...

On a list of the five American urban areas with the highest property taxes, the first four are all in Illinois, according to a new study. This latest, not entirely surprising detail on the ...

ILLINOIS, USA — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported the state's first confirmed case of measles in 2025. According to the state health department, the case in an adult ...

CHICAGO — Health officials in Illinois have identified the state’s first measles case of 2025. On Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the first confirmed ...

More: The nation's longest-serving party whip, Dick Durbin of Illinois, will not run in 2026 Stratton has quickly risen through the ranks in Illinois politics. After serving one term in the ...

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026. The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat and his party’s top leader on the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term in 2026.