The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond the ...

Federal immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of violent crimes after President-elect Donald Trump takes office Monday.

Sangamon County, its sheriff's office and its central dispatch system on Thursday announced an agreement with the U.S.

It specifically states the Department of Justice did not find evidence that the county, the sheriff’s department or central ...

The U.S. Department of Justice and a Central Illinois sheriff's office have agreed to policing upgrades after Sonya Massey's death.

Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot in her kitchen by Sangamon County ...

Much like the doomed flightless dodo, baby names like “Emory,” “Jamie” or “Remy” are quickly being stamped out by the same humans who once found them so uniquely remarkable.

CHICAGO – Attorneys for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan rested their case Thursday, marking the beginning of ...

The demonstrations and events this weekend will provide an early glimpse at what a potential Trump resistance effort might ...

No, it wasn't fiscal responsibility or more transparency regarding health care costs; it was a measure that would create a ...

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for a second time on Monday. Which Illinois representatives will be ...

Public reaction to the 10 finalists has been mixed, to say the least, so we turned to local design experts. They had some ...