Illinois lawmakers are debating legislation that could seal the criminal records of up to 3 million people who have served their sentences for non-violent offenses.

Why does the Illinois state seal have the date of Aug. 26, 1818? What’s with the year 1868 on the rock? And why is the word “sovereignty” upside down?

Ahead of Memorial Day, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs made a renewed request for the public’s assistance in returning a dozen Purple Heart medals to their rightful owners. The medals ...

An overwhelming majority of voters of an online poll chose maintaining the current flag of Illinois rather than picking any of the 10 new options or one of two alternate state flag designs used in ...

A pair of “amazing animals” — a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo — have died of bird flu at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Illinois, officials say.

Illinois softball (3-6,0-0) heads to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the Purple and Gold Challenge this weekend. The team will take on Louisiana Tech on Friday and Saturday, No. 4 LSU on Friday, McNeese ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Veterans Day is Friday, and the Illinois State Treasurer's office is on a mission to return 11 Purple Heart medals to their rightful owners.

A seal found blind and stranded more than a decade ago in Maine has given birth to male pup at a Chicago-area zoo and is now “a very attentive mother," zoo officials say.

A seal found blind and stranded more than a decade ago in Maine has given birth to male pup at a Chicago-area zoo and is now “a very attentive mother," zoo officials say.