The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including ...

Illinoisans deserve a fair electoral system. We say it’s time for the Illinois Supreme Court to weigh in on Illinois’ ...

Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole ...

A measure aimed at allowing Indiana to absorb 33 counties in Illinois that have voted in recent years to leave the state has cleared its first legislative hurdle, but the effort faces a major ...

Some departments in Illinois have missed out on $1.88 billion in federal funds since late January, when that office directed federal agencies to "temporarily pause" certain financial assistance.

Scott Applewhite/AP Michael Madigan, the longest-serving state House speaker in Illinois history, was found guilty Wednesday on 10 counts of federal corruption, including bribery. The jury said ...

Now that Southside Elementary has found its long-awaited permanent name, the Madison School District is eyeing its next ...

The Madison School Board on Monday chose a name that honors a well-known, active supporter of education who grew up on the South Side: ...

House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, appears to be entirely serious about his idea for Indiana to negotiate with Illinois about the Hoosier State absorbing up to 33 Illinois counties whose voters ...

Sinai Cemetery. The Jewish Cemetery and Mausoleum has been in Wilbur Park near Affton since 1850. A few days ago, staff noticed three mausoleums were missing their doors and called police.