SPRINGFIELD – Minimum wage workers in Illinois will see a boost in their hourly pay to $12 per hour starting Jan. 1, while tenants in affordable housing units will be allowed to keep…
In what his mother is calling a Christmas miracle, the search for a donor kidney for a Streator teen and former FFA member has ended with a successful transplant. We have the details,…
The Dec. 10 tornado outbreak that devastated parts of the mid-Mississippi Valley has left many wondering if winter tornadoes are a new weather threat to consider in the United…
SPRINGFIELD – Local hospitals and health departments will get help from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to meet the healthcare…
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the results of a new study showing that Illinois airports contribute $95.5 billion and more than 490,000 jobs to the state’s economy,…
Renovations are underway on the north wing of the Illinois Capitol. Plans include the construction of an underground parking garage, elimination of the circle drive on the north…
SPRINGFIELD – New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest Illinois is continuing to lose population. The latest estimates, released Dec. 21, pegged the state’s population…
Positive cases of COVID-19 are surging in Illinois at a time when family and friends gather for the holidays. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has partnered with SHIELD…
First openly LGBTQ legislative ...
SPRINGFIELD – House Majority Leader Greg Harris, the number two Democrat in ...
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Illinois farmer Jeff O’Connor hosted President Joe Biden and Ag Secretary Tom ...
DCFS chief faces more ...
Leah is a 13-year-old girl under Department of Children and Family Services ...
Pritzker signs legislation supporting ...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on May 18 signed two bills designed to provide ...
