Illinois has high education proficiency benchmarks. Yet instead of keeping that bar high, officials are proposing that the ...

Officials said a single-engine 1946 Aeronca 7AC crashed into a farm field just west of the Hinckley Airfield in Hinckley, ...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped clean a potential multimillion-dollar ...

Think rabbits make a good starter pet because they are inexpensive, low-maintenance and stoic? Toni Kim, a veterinary student ...

It’s a wonderful step forward,” said Lynn Cope, the father of one of six Amazon employees who were killed in the December ...

A pre-sentencing hearing is scheduled Monday for convicted ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. U.S. District Court ...

Incarcerated students accepted their diplomas from Augustana College at a commencement inside East Moline Correctional Center ...

The Nebraska Republican’s dissent makes him one of a disappearing breed in the G.O.P. — and suggests he may head for the exit ...

Paul Friday is one of thousands of farmers who blame a pesticide called paraquat – now banned in 70 countries – for their ...

Illinois ranked 48th in change in nonfarm payrolls, 41st in economic activity, and scored poorly for high foreclosure rates and the state’s unemployment rate.

We began that initiative by ranking the Big Ten's 18 helmets from worst to first this week. Now, we're applying the same lens ...

Illinois’ unemployment rate is 4.8%, one of the highest in the country, and is in the top-10 for states with the biggest ...