State workers anxious as lawmakers debate pensions

REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD | An Illinois agency manager might have to delay retirement. A former university secretary wonders if she'll have to cancel vacati…

Illinois tea party to protest at IRS offices

Members of Illinois' tea party movement say they'll protest outside IRS offices in four cities over revelations that the agency targeted conse…

3 Brookfield Zoo dolphins expecting

Chicago Zoological Society officials say three Brookfield Zoo bottlenose dolphins are pregnant.

Storms pound Mount Olive, other Illinois sites

Cleanup efforts are underway in the southwestern Illinois community of Mount Olive after severe storms pummeled that community, damaging at le…

Man accused in woman's shooting death in Benton

A southern Illinois man is jailed on $2 million bond after being accused in the shooting death of a woman outside a card shop in the Franklin …

High school senior has perfect attendance record

A 17-year-old high school student in Rockford will graduate with a perfect attendance record he's maintained since kindergarten.

Attorney: $19.6M settlement in priest abuse case

An attorney for six men who claim they were abused by a now-defrocked priest says Jesuit officials have agreed to pay $19.6 million to settle …

Ill. Senate panel endorses ammunition limit

By JOHN O'CONNOR

Parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims testified Monday in favor of an Illinois limit on the size of ammunition magazines, a…

5th Illinois county supports 'fracking' moratorium

The Johnson County Board of Commissioners has passed a resolution supporting a statewide moratorium on high-volume oil and gas drilling.

Man charged with threatening ambassador, family

A Chicago-area man has been charged with threatening to kill the U.S. ambassador in Serbia and others in a dispute over a visa for his Serbian wife.

Defense OK with video in Beason trial

By DAVID MERCER

Attorneys representing a man charged with killing five members of a central Illinois family have dropped their request that video of him being…

Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days _ 384 times, up and around _ bringing the world r…

Woman on Trump: 'Somebody had to stand up to him'

By MICHAEL TARM

An 87-year-old woman who alleges Donald Trump cheated her in a bait-and-switch scheme has told jurors she had qualms about suing the developer…

Woman on Trump: 'Somebody had to stand up to him'

Associated Press

CHICAGO | An 87-year-old woman who alleges Donald Trump cheated her in a bait-and-switch scheme has told jurors she had qualms about suing the…

Gov. Quinn: Illinois has chance to make history

By SOPHIA TAREEN

Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-o…

Chicago mayor appoints Desiree Rogers to post

Former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has been appointed to head the board of a government-supported nonprofit that promotes Chic…

Illinois governor reviewing medical marijuana bill

Gov. Pat Quinn says he's reviewing a bill that would legalize the medical use of marijuana.

Smokers adapting to ban at Ill. State University

School officials and some students say a ban on smoking in high traffic areas at Illinois State University is going smoothly so far.

Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

Associated Press

CHICAGO | A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days — 384 times, up and around — bringing t…

State workers anxious as lawmakers debate pensions

REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD | An Illinois agency manager might have to delay retirement. A former university secretary wonders if she'll have to cancel vacati…

Quinn pushes for ban on high-capacity ammunition

By SOPHIA TAREEN

Some of Illinois' top Democrats joined parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Sunday to call for a state ban on high-capacity ammuniti…

Police department looking for victims of con man

Police in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge have a sneaking suspicion that a man arrested on theft charges in March may have scammed dozens mor…

1-year-old girl killed when car rolls over her

A one-year-old girl was killed in East St. Louis when she was run over by a car after a boy sitting in the vehicle started the engine and put …

Springfield looking at local concealed carry law

Another community is exploring a possible ordinance on concealed guns in the event state lawmakers fail to pass a law by a federal court's deadline.

Aaliyah Brown lifts Lincoln Way East to 3A title

Aaliyah Brown did all she could to boost her Lincoln Way East team to the IHSA Class 3A girls Track and Field title Saturday. Brown won two in…

Mock murder trial challenges students

Felix Sarver The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle

SYCAMORE, Ill. | A murder trial held at the DeKalb County Courthouse was no easy assignment for the handful of students involved.

Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race

Sara Burnett Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know — and who you're related to — matters mor…

Ill. lawmakers face tough votes before adjourning

REGINA GARCIA CANO

The Illinois General Assembly has just two weeks left in Springfield before it adjourns for the summer, leaving lawmakers with a tight deadlin…

Illinois cracks down on social media 'flash mobs'

Seeking to keep pace with changing technology, Illinois toughened penalties Saturday for those who use social media and text messaging to orga…

Chicago Teachers Union begins 3-day citywide march

By SOPHIA TAREEN

Hundreds of teachers, parents and students took to Chicago's streets Saturday, the first of three days of marches to protest Mayor Rahm Emanue…

Lewis says fight to stop school closings not over

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis says the fight to stop the closure of dozens of city schools will not end with the school board's…

Man charged with making video in hospital bathroom

A suburban Chicago man is being accused of using his cellphone video camera to record women in a bathroom at Elmhurst Hospital.

Train hits semi-trailer truck in eastern Illinois

The diver of a semi-trailer truck has walked away without serious injury after his vehicle collided with a freight train in eastern Illinois.

Body found after boating accident on LaMoine River

The body of a 20-year-old man missing since a boating accident a week ago has been recovered from the LaMoine River in western Illinois.

8 Illinois Lottery payout checks bounce

Some lucky winners of the Illinois Lottery weren't so lucky when they went to cash their checks.

11 people shot overnight in Chicago violence

Overnight shootings in Chicago have killed three people and injured at least eight others, including a 16-year-old boy.

Senate Democrats want more school money, not cuts

Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Illinois Senate Democrats want to boost general education funding by $156 million next year, not cut it, key budget negoti…

Nurses say personal side of job is the most rewarding

Adam Testa The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan

CARBONDALE, Ill. | Leeann Jones and Crystal Honald both followed personal connections to a career in nursing at Southern Illinois Healthcare. …

Illinois extends deadline for health guide grants

Carla K. Johnson AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO | Community groups in Illinois have been given more time to apply for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for he…

'Moral character' gone from Ill. Senate gun carry proposal

Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | An Illinois senator seeking restrictions on how people may carry concealed guns softened the bill's rules Friday but decid…

'Moral character' gone from Ill. Senate gun carry

By JOHN O'CONNOR

An Illinois senator seeking restrictions on how people may carry concealed guns softened the bill's rules Friday but decided against a floor v…

Karen Lewis re-elected teachers union president

Karen Lewis says she and her slate of candidates have been re-elected to top offices of the Chicago Teachers Union.

Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill

By REGINA GARCIA CANO

Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that's being billed as the strictest in the nation a…

Senate Democrats want more school money, not cuts

By JOHN O'CONNOR

Illinois Senate Democrats want to boost general education funding by $156 million next year, not cut it, key budget negotiators said Friday, b…

4 injured in Chicago elevator mishap

Authorities say four people were injured when an elevator at a Chicago parking garage dropped five floors.

AFSCME gives final OK to contract with state

Illinois' largest union has given the final go ahead on a three-year contract with the state.

16 Illinois counties on request for flooding aid

Gov. Pat Quinn has asked for 16 more Illinois counties to receive federal aid after flooding last month.

Ex-girlfriend: Suspect normal after beating deaths

By DAVID MERCER

A former girlfriend of a man accused in the beating deaths of five people in central Illinois says he had a blister on one hand but otherwise …

Illinois extends deadline for health guide grants

By CARLA K. JOHNSON

Community groups in Illinois have been given more time to apply for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insur…

7 police torture cases OK'd for investigation

A state commission that investigates alleged police torture says seven cases have merit for more investigation.

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