East Alton man sentenced in murder-for-hire
May 24, 2024An East Alton man was sentenced to 29 years in prison for directing an acquaintance to open fire on his ex-girlfriend. Lorenzo Miller, 42, received the sentence Tuesday, May 21 in…
An East Alton man was sentenced to 29 years in prison for directing an acquaintance to open fire on his ex-girlfriend. Lorenzo Miller, 42, received the sentence Tuesday, May 21 in…
In the 22-year period ending in January, Illinois Democrats will have controlled both legislative chambers the entire time, and the Governor’s Mansion for all but four of those years….
While the governor’s office instructed agency directors to identify $800 million in potential budget cuts, all facets of the plan to raise $1.1 billion in revenue to avoid cuts remain…
In the wake of a legislative lightning strike that took away their ability to slate Illinois legislature candidates who did not run in a scheduled primary, Illinois Republicans are…
Less than six months out from the general election, freshman incumbent Eric Sorensen has built a sizable cash lead over challenger Joe McGraw in the 17th District Congressional race….
Early indications show that former state Rep. LaToya Greenwood will raise serious money in her effort to take back the 114th state House seat from Kevin Schmidt. A Republican chiropractor…
SPRINGFIELD – Supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House moved quickly Wednesday, May 1 to push through a change to state election laws that partially limits ballot access and…
First in a series from the Illinois Answers Project. The electricity in Mary Buchanan’s home in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood was not working – again. The outage…
Rockford Fire Chief Michele Pankow has been picked to serve as state fire marshal, pending state Senate confirmation. Chief Pankow has spent more than 32 years in Illinois fire service,…
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains…
This week in ag, the fallout continues from RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” report that recommends sweeping changes to how farmers produce food. We’ve also got info on big…
The Illinois State Fair will offer a little something for everyone this year. Fans of the fair and its food gathered at the state fairgrounds in April to celebrate the countdown of…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget…