Mill Creek Apartments owner Michael Wyatt said a piece of concrete clogged the city's drain causing sewage to back up into his apartment complex, destroying

A Chicago-area cemetery that was shut down after four former workers were accused of digging up graves in a scheme to resell burial plots is open again.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is urging hunters to make safety their first priority as the state's deer season begins this week.

Funeral services will be held later in the day for a 21-year-old Chicago soldier who was killed during the shooting rampage at Fort Hood.

Chicago police said Wednesday that tests have revealed gunshot residue on the hand of Michael Scott — the strongest evidence yet that the president of the

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said a deal to sell a prison in Illinois to the federal government to house the detainees will probably happen.

Gov. Pat Quinn says a deal to sell a prison in northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees "probably" will happen.

The last time Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes debated, the two Democratic candidates for governor were on the attack and gave their Republican rivals

Illinois lawmakers cut funding by 10 percent last year to preschool education and, with a tough budget situation this year, more cuts for an important program

Federal officials are due to arrive in rural northwest Illinois to inspect a prison that could be bought by the federal government and used to house Guantanamo

Doors at the Rosebud Theatre in Effingham may not be closing for good after all.

The body of a 21-year-old Illinois soldier killed in last week's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, has arrived back in his hometown.

People in Olney, Ill. held a special Veterans Day parade to show their support for area service men and women.

A yellow ribbon is tied to a porch light. Red, white and blue bunting hangs from the wooden porch. And a sticker stamped with American flags on the front door

The Illinois Republican Party is feeling positive about its chances to win key elections next year after a GOP rout in governor's races in Virginia and New