Prosecutors say a DeSoto man charged in an 8-year-old boy’s death later tried to hire an inmate to kill his mother.

Illinois homelessness fell 6%, but chronic homelessness rose as the state faces a growing affordable housing shortage.

Democratic Rep. Margaret Croke and Republican Bryan Drew are running to succeed comptroller Susana Mendoza. Croke is leaning into her experience in the General Assembly and other parts of state ...

This summer, scammers convinced a 78-year-old Marion woman that her Edward Jones Investment accounts had been compromised, and that she needed to buy more than $800,000 in gold bars and give it to a ...

Illinois data centers could create 121,000 jobs but raise electric bills as lawmakers weigh new industry regulations.

Gov. JB Pritzker met with Commissioner Roger Goodell, Bears board member Pat Ryan and lawmakers to talk Bears stadium deal ...

Union County prosecutor Tyler Tripp agreed to reduce felony aggravated battery charges to misdemeanors in abuse cases against Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center workers caught on tape ...

MOORE’S SUMMARY: Earlier this month, my colleague Ben Szalinski interviewed state Rep. Margaret Croke, D-Chicago, and I spoke with Republican attorney Bryan Drew of Benton, the two candidates vying to ...

MOORE’S SUMMARY: President Trump’s itinerary this weekend did not include a check-in with Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey, whom he endorsed earlier this month over frequent foe, ...

William Mize is a journalism student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and is a member of The Saluki Local Reporting Lab.