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Sand Ridge State Forest in Forest City is Illinois’ best-kept natural secret, and frankly, it’s too extraordinary to stay ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Springfield, where she blasted Illinois' sanctuary state policies and Gov. J.B. Pritzker's leadership.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Springfield will have new police and fire chiefs pending approval from the city council, Mayor Misty Buscher announced on Friday.

A coalition of organizations working to uplift and protect Asian American communities went to Springfield, Illinois, Wednesday to lobby lawmakers and hold a rally as part of a day of action.

At least four students were killed and another six people injured after an SUV plowed through an afterschool program in Illinois, officials said.

Four children were killed and several more were injured when a car smashed through a building during an after-school program Monday afternoon in a town outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Lawmakers in Springfield continue to debate hot button measures before their session ends in May, including a proposal that would change homeschooling in Illinois and another to bail out Chicago ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

The Springfield address will be the Pop-Up Chicken Shop’s third outlet in central Illinois with sites already operating in Bloomington and Peoria.

Illinoisans deserve a fair electoral system. We say it’s time for the Illinois Supreme Court to weigh in on Illinois’ political maps.