Illinois News

Attorneys for an Illinois State Trooper who allegedly caused a crash that killed two sisters on an Illinois freeway say the charges should be dismissed.

The National Library of Medicine has awarded a $36,000 grant to Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.

The chance viewing of a segment on a television news program gave Don Niehart an idea that has enriched the golden years of 296 World War II veterans from the southeastern third of Illinois.

Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys are asking a federal judge to postpone his corruption trial, saying they can't be ready by the scheduled June 3 start date.

Tania Unzueta , a 26-year-old graduate of the University of Illinois is an illegal immigrant who decided to "come out" publicly Wednesday about her status at a youth immigration rally in Chicago.

A central Illinois woman is seeking $10 million in a lawsuit that accuses police of waiting too long to start looking for her two sons after they were taken by their father last year.

The University of Illinois will look into ways to help students graduate in three years as it tries to save money and cut students' costs.

Mitsubishi has issued a recall for 56,113 Endeavor vehicles from the 2004 model year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration .

A study by The University of Georgia found media reporting did little to quell the debate during the recent presidential campaign about President Barack Obama's supposed Muslim faith.

Calling himself a realist, Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday scaled back his proposal to raise income taxes, shifting to a call for an increase of just one percentage point to be used solely for preventing deep cuts to education.

An Illinois electric utility is asking customers to pledge to use less energy by swapping out one incandescent light in their homes with a compact fluorescent light that is qualified by Energy Star.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will lay out a budget proposal Wednesday that includes big cuts and heavy borrowing.

An airport in Washington. A highway in Illinois. A 7-foot-tall statue in the Capitol Rotunda.

Champaign- Health officials warn another wave of the H1N1 virus could hit our community.

Just days after Bill Brady officially became the GOP nominee for Governor in Illinois , Rasmussen is out with a new poll showing the Republican challenger running ten points ahead of the Democratic incumbent, Pat Quinn: Brady 47 Quinn 37 Other 6 Undecided 9 According to Rasmussen,only 43% of Illinois voters approve of the job Pat Quinn is doing as ...

Another former candidate for Illinois lieutenant governor has submitted an application to be the new Democratic nominee for the post.

There is a bill floating through the Illinois Legislature that would make some state mandates no longer mandatory, but optional.

Charisa Coulter left her cell today accompanied by staff of the U.S. Embassy. The Idaho woman was arrested in January with nine other Americans while trying to leave Haiti with 33 children without the proper documents.

Illinois State Senator John Cullerton received the 2010 State Legislator of the Year Award from the American Psychological Association Practice Organization in recognition of his legislative accomplishments to increase the availability of mental healthcare services and to promote greater public well being.

Some worker and immigrant rights groups are backing an Illinois Senate bill aimed at strengthening laws dealing with employers who shortchange or don't pay workers.