Voters across multiple Illinois counties will head to the polls on April 1 to cast their ballots on important referenda that could affect everything from tax policies to local government structures ...

During every election in Illinois, the polling locations are campaign free zones “We do not allow for campaign material for ...

The Marion Athletic Conference tournament series continues with Flag Football. Here are the schedules and locations for the ...

It seems Illinois might not be getting a new state flag after all. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Thursday more people prefer Illinois' current state flag than any of the proposed ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would ...

A convicted felon is back in custody after a dramatic traffic stop in Chicago's north suburbs. What officers reportedly found in his waistband and pockets: A second person has been arrested in ...

Cook County must face an assistant public defender’s claim that it violated her free-speech rights by barring her display of a photograph of her standing with a gun in front of the Israeli flag.

There's about 1,200 bills filed but only some of them will become law. Here, we're tracking the bills that actually progress in the legislature.

Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, has died. She ...

An investigation into a deadly shooting involving police and a chainsaw-wielding man at an Illinois nursing home has found no ...

Illinois State Police Data compiled in 2024 has shown Lake County has become a statewide leader in filing Firearm Restraining ...