All eyes have been on the growing opioid crisis in Illinois, but there are other drugs circulating in communities that are just as dangerous -- and they are legal.

SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.

Volkswagen paid huge government penalties in the U.S., but virtually nothing in Europe. Two things now seem clear: Some very senior officials knew of the wrongdoing — and they’re not likely to face meaningful prison time.

President Donald Trump met with a top Justice Department official Tuesday to review a classified Democratic memo on the Russia investigation.

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Authorities say they believe the suspect in last month's slaying of a northern Illinois teenager met the girl online before he picked her up at her house, drove her to a rural area and killed her.

The state's education chief says that the $350 million boost promised to public schools this year will be distributed beginning in April.

Marsha Wetzel, who moved to the Glen Saint Andrew Living Community in Niles after her partner of 30 years died in 2013, was told by one resident that "homosexuals will burn in hell."

Newly released FBI wiretaps captured Democratic Illinois governor candidate J.B. Pritzker making racially insensitive comments during a call with then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

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New statistics from the police in Urbana show misdemeanor charges for cannabis possession, delivery or manufacturing are down significantly in the city.

Republican candidate for governor Jeanne Ives says her contentious campaign ad against Gov. Bruce Rauner is an "accurate representation" of policies her rival has endorsed.

An outspoken Holocaust denier is likely to appear on the November ballot as the Republican nominee for a Chicago-area congressional district.

Lockdown hours at the Winnebago County Jail saw a sharp decline last month, but that hasn't slowed a stream of lawsuits that have hit the county over recent weeks.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice will give four counties $320,000 to develop a model that helps people transition back to their community once they're released from jail.