An attorney for a man charged with beating a DCFS investigator says a mental evaluation should be completed within about a month.

An icy mix of rain and snow was forecasted to result in around 1-inch of accumulation in the Rockford area Sunday night and Monday morning.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is reminding residents of consumer protections when it comes to buying used cars.

Scientist Nikola Tesla died 75 years ago, Sunday, after a rags-to-riches to rags life. The eccentric inventor set the stage for many modern technologies. Match the following figures – Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Guglielmo Marconi,…

SPRINGFIELD — State officials are seeking more submissions for an Illinois State Police logo design contest. The new logo will be used to commemorate the agency's 100th anniversary in 2022. The contest is open to Illinois State Police…

By Greg Bishop  Illinois News Network State lawmakers are unclear what the U.S. Department of Justice’s threats Thursday to enforce federal marijuana prohibition on states with legal pot sales will mean for Illinois. Marijuana…

By Benjamin Yount  Illinois News Network Archery deer season started just a few months ago and so far, this season’s harvest is a clear sign that Illinois is one of the best deer hunting destinations in the Midwest. Ed Cross, director…

It never made it to its third meeting, but the friction — and the lawsuits — live on. By Jessica Huseman  ProPublica The controversy that swirled around the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity far exceeded its…

By Marcia Dunn  AP Aerospace Writer Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, NASA said Saturday. Young was 87. The space agency said Young died Friday…

By John O'Connor  AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner is responding in an unconventional way to criticism of his administration's handling of outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease at a veterans home that have left 13 dead.…

By Kate Irby McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — In rescinding Thursday an Obama-era policy that paved the way for states to legalize marijuana, Attorney General Jeff Sessions triggered a hail of criticism from lawmakers on the…

By Greg Bishop  Illinois News Network An Illinois Prisoner Review Board member found to have used racial slurs during his time as a Coles County Sheriff’s deputy won’t comment on the issue. Illinois’ PRB handles good-conduct…

By Robert Zeglinski  Contributor In his time as Bears general manager, while the on-field results have clearly not been up to par, Ryan Pace has rarely if ever minced words. Restraining your offense for your young quarterback in…

PEORIA — The Human Service Center of Peoria has started distributing free opioid overdose kits to the public in an effort funded by a federal grant. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that 16 kits were given out within the first 20…

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois could see changes this year that expand access to medical marijuana, as operators say the number of patients allowed to buy the drug is too low to recoup investments. Retail sales of medical cannabis in Illinois…