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…

Jeff Sessions believes pot is just 'slightly less awful' for a person than heroin. By Sadie Gurman  Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized…

CHICAGO — Officials are looking for information about two men they say have been breaking into video gaming terminals in central Illinois and stealing cash. The Illinois Gaming Board says the men have carried out several burglaries at…

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says the team is working through some hard times following a disappointing season. In an interview on WTMJ-AM Thursday, McCarthy says his message to players departing for the…

MILTON, Wis. — The Rock County medical examiner has identified two people who died in a highway crash involving three vehicles on New Year's Day. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Thirty-four-year-old Tracy Ann…

By Greg Bishop  Illinois News Network Illinois taxpayers should know by the end of the month, and every month going forward, how much debt state government agencies are accumulating, thanks to the Debt Transparency Act. The law took…

Illinois has opted-in to a federal program that is pulling the state’s public safety phone traffic onto a separate broadband network. FirstNet, an independent authority within the U.S. Department of Commerce, develops broadband networks…

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Community College Board is planning to roll out several alternative ways for people to earn their high school equivalency certificate, other than passing a test. The board plans to offer other methods by the…

By Todd Richmond  Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Students would be able to earn money for college by building trails, shoring up stream banks and restoring prairies under a bipartisan bill winding its way through the Wisconsin…

CHICAGO — The National Weather Service says Monday was the coldest New Year's Day on record in Rockford with a high of minus 1 degree and Chicago with a high of 1 degree. The bitter cold continued Tuesday as the weather service issued…

MILWAUKEE — Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the U.S. as 2018 began, breaking century-old records and leading to several deaths that authorities attributed to exposure to the dangerously low temperatures. The National Weather Service…

UTICA — Firefighters are battling a blaze at a resort near Starved Rock State Park. Utica Fire Chief Ben Brown says the fire alarm sounded at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. No injuries have been reported. …