In 2016, Jay Doherty not only lobbied Chicago, Cook County and state agencies, he was also the longtime president of the City ...

A list of 14 states, 298 counties and 200 cities deemed immigration sanctuaries by the Trump administration has disappeared ...

Here are the top three wineries in the Springfield area as voted by readers in the 2024 Official Community Choice Awards.

Springfield, Illinois is hosting a variety of Juneteenth ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Mr. & Miss Juneteenth Pageant at Southeast High School's auditorium at 6 p.m. This event ...

Last week was the second public look at the greenway and included renderings of possibilities within the corridor, among them, a downtown plaza from Jefferson Street to Jackson Street and a Third ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago officials are keeping a close eye on Springfield as lawmakers there work in the final days of the legislative session to hammer out a state budget that appeases interest ...

SPRINGFIELD ... the “Read Illinois” program in 1981, which promoted the work of Illinois authors through reading lists, author conferences, and a “literary map” highlighting authors ...

REILLY COOK and GRACE FRIEDMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau with Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A bill to ban the sale of firefighter protective gear containing “forever chemicals” is ...

Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, noted that the federal bill should not “be used as an excuse to rush forward” on the energy legislation under consideration in Springfield. Capitol News Illinois is a ...

Luckily for Illinois residents, this summer is packed with more than 100 back-to-back county fairs, from Peoria to Springfield to Bloomington, according to information provided by the Illinois ...

Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a spending plan. SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion ...

(Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how ...