Republicans want to add work requirements for Americans to get Medicaid. Is that a necessary step to fight "waste, fraud, and ...

Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide healthcare, food benefits and financial ...

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor broke his right pinky toe when he was hit by a pitch Wednesday but is not expected to land on the injured list, at least for now.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO/WGN) — On July 1st, 2025, several new laws and tax changes are set to go into effect in Illinois. Most of the newest laws in the state went into effect on January 1st ...

OXFORD — Former Corinth School Superintendent Edward Lee Childress now faces a federal felony charge in connection with an artificial-intelligence pornography scandal that cost him and a former ...

Nik Jakobs, a farmer from Sterling, Illinois, is building Temple Sholom with pieces from Temple B’nai Israel in White Oak, Pennsylvania.

ALHAMBRA, Ill. – Authorities in a Metro East community are investigating reports of a swastika appearing on a grassy lot. Residents in Alhambra, Illinois, a tiny village of under 700 people in ...

After five years of legal recreational cannabis, Illinois has 260 operational retail shops and another 103 entrepreneurs with “conditional licenses” won via permit lottery — meaning there ...

In a May update, the Illinois High-Speed Rail Commission said it was on track to publish the report by 2026—which includes a survey of over 6,000 residents in the state.

Illinois lawmakers delayed the implementation of a bill eliminating credit card fees on tips and taxes until July 2026. The bill, originally slated to take effect this July, ...

The Clinton nuclear power station, located in DeWitt County, Illinois, began commercial operation in September 1987. It is now expected to operate until at least 2047.

Illinois bill to push renewable energy dies after businesses balk Business groups said the bill aimed at addressing rising power needs by adding wind and solar and battery storage would cost ...