"There's a special kind of pain and hurt when your government tells you that should not exist," Rachel Gardner Purdy said.

Here's a look at how weekly regional gas prices changed in Midwest region last week compared with the week prior.

Gina LaPlaca, the mayor of Lumberton who recently quit her job as Neptune Township business administrator, is facing seven ...

Six Springfield-area establishments sold alcohol to underage people earlier this month. Here's how compliance checks work.

Sangamon County Judge Ryan Cadagin will decide if the case will be moved out of Sangamon County. Here's what you need to know.

Spring draws hundreds of millions of birds north after winter shooed them away. Here are some of the species traveling to or ...

Two Illinois cities are among the top 100 happiest cities in the U.S., according to a 2025 finding. Here’s what Illinois places are especially cheery.

A state historic site where Abraham Lincoln spent some of his formative years will get $8 million for improvements from the ...

Pawnee softball scored seven runs in the third inning to open with a win on Tuesday, plus this week's other top spring ...

Severe weather will impact a large swath of central and northern Illinois today. Here's what you need to know.

The two political parties in Sangamon County are considering a joint letter of support in favoring of eliminating this ...

A powerful spring storm is rapidly approaching central Illinois with several counties already under a tornado watch. Those counties are Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison ...