2 teens found dead in a field among latest Chicago victims
CHICAGO – Police said Monday that two teenage boys who were missing for days have been found shot to death in a field on Chicago's South Sid…
Drought takes toll on Missouri farmers' crops, cattle
ST. LOUIS – Parts of Missouri are so dry that corn crops are suffering and hay for cattle is in short supply, with water becoming increasing…
Study: Most kindergartners weren’t ready in 2017
SPRINFIELD – Less than quarter of Illinois children were fully prepared to enter kindergarten last year, a new study by the Illinois Board o…
Springfield prosecutor nominated for U.S. attorney
SPRINGFIELD – President Donald Trump has nominated Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser to be U.S. attorney for the central distri…
Illinois Democrats, minus Biden, boost election hopefuls
SPRINGFIELD – Joe Biden bowed out as keynote speaker but Illinois Democrats matched the verbal salvos from Republican opponents at their ann…
Pritzker doesn’t have plans to raise taxes 26 percent
CHICAGO – Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is telling voters that his Democratic opponent, J.B. Pritzker, plans to raise taxes by 26 percent if …
Governor's Day at Illinois State Fair puts focus on November election
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Republicans, led by Gov. Bruce Rauner, rallied the faithful Wednesday by pledging to make the GOP the state’s majorit…
Defense: No evidence in teen's death days after Obama event
CHICAGO – Defense lawyers highlighted a lack of physical evidence as the trial started Tuesday for two men charged in the shooting death of …
Illinois inspectors climb over, under fair rides for safety
SPRINGFIELD – The legs of the carnival ride called “Downdraft” rise and spread before they start to spin, the empty cars on the ends leaning…
Dems pounce on GOP lawmaker's downfall, blast 'cesspool'
WASHINGTON – Democrats are jumping on a Republican congressman’s insider trading indictment to decry a culture of corruption they say Presid…
