A former psychiatric patient from Crest Hill is charged threatening to burn a mental health facility to the ground with a technician inside after he was upset about the investigation of his claim against her.

While the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot continues to climb, the third largest in U.S. history, a $1 million ticket was sold in Aurora on Wednesday.

Oliver Sweetser of Lyndon has officially announced his candidacy for Illinois state representative in the 73rd District.

Several Illinois Lottery players won big money from Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, including the holder of a $50,000 winning ticket purchased at a Rock Falls convenience store. The jackpot is now at $1.7B for the Sept. 6 drawing

Paid to Stay: In some of the most flood- and drought-prone parts of the country, subsidies are keeping farmers on land that is no longer productive.

The Illinois State Board of Elections said this week it will not hand over to the Trump administration a copy of the state’s complete, unredacted voter registration database, citing state laws that require the agency to protect voters’ sensitive personal information

NASCAR will not be returning to Chicago streets next summer as the racing series takes its road act to likely sunnier weather in San Diego following two rain-plagued races out of its three years in Chicago.

Lockport officials noted that use of the scooters by teenagers and children on streets has become more common in the city, despite it being illegal.

Pritzker encouraged residents to learn their rights and film ICE’s work. “Authoritarians thrive on your silence,” he said. “Be loud for America.”

Critics of President Donald Trump rallied on Labor Day as part of “Workers Over Billionaires” protests held nationwide.

Asked by reporters in the Oval Office if he had decided to send National Guard troops to Chicago, Trump said, “We’re going in,” but added. “I didn’t say when.”

Rising demand from Big Tech data centers and higher PJM grid costs are driving Illinois power bills higher – and many relief programs are already tapped out

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday said that the Trump administration will soon expand immigration operations in Chicago

Endangered leafy prairie clover was found for first the time since 1873 by volunteer conservationist Karen Horn on Langham Island, located near the Kankakee River State Park. The island is also the only known home to the Kankakee mallow flower.

Two veteran federal officials from Illinois are relaunching an effort to amend the Illinois Constitution and end partisan gerrymandering in state legislative districts.

Endangered leafy prairie clover was recently found by volunteer Karen Horn on Langham Island near the Kankakee River State Park after not being seen since 1873.

The operation in the country’s third-largest city is expected to last about 30 days and could start as early as Sept. 5

Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons.

After winning $200,000 on an Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket from a Jewel-Osco in Oswego, Clarence Neuenkirchen, a grandfather from Montgomery, couldn’t wait to tell his wife.

Catholic church leaders in northern Illinois have asked schools in their dioceses to review security policies as they pray for those affected by a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.

This summer marks a decade since Illinois’ budget impasse began, which ultimately dragged on for two years and decimated human services across the state.

The tornado Aug. 28, 1990 remains the only F5 rated tornado documented in the United States during the month of August. No advanced warnings or watches were issued for the possibility of a tornado on that day.

President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, the base said Thursday, signaling a push to expand its law enforcement crackdown to other cities

An automatic license plate reader company used by hundreds of police departments around Illinois broke state law by allowing federal border enforcement officers to access Illinois license plate camera data, according to Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.

The investment, secured through a partnership between State Sen. Michael E. Hastings and the park district will advance the next phase of the district’s master plan.

Nolan Kemp of Dixon has declared he intends to run for the Democratic nomination for the 74th District seat in the Illinois House.

One of the nation’s leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern — including in Illinois — about the purpose of their investigations.

"Your remarks about this effort over the last several weeks have betrayed a continuing slip in your mental faculties and are not fit for the auspicious office that you occupy," Gov. JB Pritzker said of President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy the military into Chicago’s streets

Two years after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail, the Trump administration is threatening to revoke federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail.The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice condemned the action.

The list includes voters’ names, addresses, voting history and the date when they registered to vote

Two days before police found Mackenzi Felmlee gasping for breath at the bottom of the stairs, her caseworker noted the foster mother told her the girl was “struggling.”

If he wants to make the city safer, Johnson said, Trump should restore $158 million he cut in violence-prevention programs for cities such as Chicago.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on a preliminary engineering and environmental study for potential improvements to Interstate 57 in Will County.

A new Illinois law will allow victims of trafficking or exploitation as minors more time to bring forth charges.

Illinois will allow health care professionals to prescribe certain medications over the next decade even if the federal government revokes approval for a drug under House Bill 3637

During James Glasgow’s discussion in a recent podcast interview on the SAFE-T Act, he briefly spoke about his office’s struggle with whether a sheriff’s lieutenant’s fatal shooting was negligent or reckless.

A Cook County judge on Friday announced an indictment against an Ogle County man who authorities say fatally shot his daughter-in-law last month outside a Schaumburg hotel.

A state law designed to prevent lawsuits that curtail public participation in government now explicitly protects the news media.

The City of Lockport became the latest city to approve a local grocery tax replacing a 1% state tax which will expire at the end of the year.

Insurance industry officials defended recent homeowners insurance rate spikes this week, blaming such factors as inflation and climate change while warning that attempts to regulate their ability to set rates would be bad for consumers.

How long can a political candidate’s decision to loan their campaign money allow them to take unlimited donations from donors? As long as four years for a state senator, according to Senate President Don Harmon’s attorney.

Both full-time temporary and hourly on-call positions are available to help maintain more than 45,000 lane miles statewide during the winter months, according to IDOT.

A Joliet man remains at large on charges accusing him of driving under the influence of alcohol in a crash that caused injury to another driver and his 2-year-old daughter.

The recruiting billboard for a right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, was removed in Clinton County after an outpouring of outrage.

A 5-4 vote by the Joliet City Council will keep in place 1% tax now imposed by state.

The City of Lockport is set to vote Wednesday on retaining a 1% grocery tax previously cancelled by the state.

A group of former Obama administration officials and election lawyers announced Tuesday they are attempting to reform the way the state draws district maps for the state legislature.

Currently, the city of Lockport prohibits the use of unlicensed motor vehicles on public or private property without property owner permission, including electric scooters.

Illinois has more than 5,400 registered beekeepers, with nearly 9 in 10 managing 10 hives or fewer.

Will County residents with a need for access to healthy food options are invited to attend two pop-up events for free fruits and vegetables.