Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal ...

Melissa Calusinski has been behind bars in Illinois for 16 years in a case plagued by allegations of evidence manipulation, coerced confession and flawed medical opinions.

COVID-19 money was supposed to go to one-time expenses, not to adding positions and programs that would continue long after ...

No, it wasn't fiscal responsibility or more transparency regarding health care costs; it was a measure that would create a ...

A former daycare worker convicted of murdering a toddler in her care has served 16 years of her 31-year prison sentence, but ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - For the past three months, the judge presiding over former Illinois House Speaker ...

Illinoisians from across the state are encouraged to plan festivities to celebrate America’s 250 years of independence in ...

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators ...

State’s attorneys in Illinois’ 15 largest counties largely comply with the 2015 law ... except St. Clair, Madison and Will counties.

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative (CBHTI) are teaming up to make ...

A bill soon heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials to prioritize placing children with ...