Yahya Mohammed, the Kane County Regional Spelling Bee champion, reached the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker got some of what he requested from the General Assembly in the area of higher education, but some of his ...

After the bill that would have bailed out Chicago area transit agencies failed to clear both chambers of the Illinois General ...

CHICAGO – Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke marked six months in office by issuing her administration’s ...

Heading into the end of the legislative session, consumer advocates, renewable energy industry groups and environmental advocates were hopeful about a bill that would have overhauled Illinois’ energy ...

Rockford Fire Chief Michele Pankow has been picked to serve as state fire marshal, pending state Senate confirmation. Chief ...

Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development is eying improvements to the South Branch of the Chicago River as far west ...

Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois.  To the director ...

Two incidents where U.S. Immigration and Customs agents allegedly detained immigrants without warrants loomed large over the ...

Chronicle Media staff members collected 20 awards, including five first-place finishes, at the Illinois Press Association’s ...

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...

Race with your Heart, a fundraising event for Woodford County nonprofit Heartline and Heart House, will be held June 14 in ...