Senate leaders brokered a long-elusive budget agreement Wednesday that would shower the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years.

By Sara Burnett  Associated Press CHICAGO — The investigation that sent former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to prison is still causing political problems for Democrats, a decade after the FBI began secretly recording his…

The attorney general's memo portended an end to a hands-off approach to this enforcement conundrum. It could backfire.

Republican legislative leaders have long been supportive of tolling in Wisconsin and they reiterated that again Wednesday.

Robert Zeglinski sets the table for this upcoming Bears' roster upheaval at Halas Hall from the salary cap, to free agency, to top draft prospects. No opportunities wasted.

State officials are challenging one million Illinois motorists to slow down and make room when they see a vehicle on the side of the road with hazard lights on.

The Riverview Ice House is one of 10 semifinalists in the run to receive a new LED lighting system.

Rockford Art Museum’s new Pop-Up Restaurant Series highlights top local restaurant chefs in an unexpected, off-the-grid setting.

Since 2008, Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum has presented a program to recognize the efforts of African American Veterans as part of Black History Month.

The Board of Higher Education has approved a state funding request that is $254 million more than last year but still below the amount they received in 2014-2015.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration is requiring state lawmakers to jump through a public-records law hoop before turning over emails about a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak.

Forecasters are calling for a second round of heavy snowfall this week, with anywhere from 5-9 inches expected to begin falling Thursday evening and continuing through Friday.

President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of the U.S. armed forces in Washington this year to celebrate military strength, officials said Tuesday.

Joe Sosnowski’s HB4298, a carbon copy of his five other previous attempts, would require the state’s nearly 7,000 bodies of government to be solely responsible for posting this vital public information and foot the bill for maintaining…

An Illinois Senate panel on Tuesday endorsed raising the age to buy tobacco in an effort the sponsor said is aimed at snuffing out teenage smoking.