The surprising truth? Hospitals can make older patients sicker. Infections, incontinence and weakening muscles from bed rest can cascade into delirium, frailty and death.

A Louisiana chef hopes to control invasive Asian carp by marketing them as Silverfin fish cakes.

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois' state climatologist says January weather was colder and drier than normal in the state without much snow. Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel said Friday that the statewide average temperature last month was 24.1…

William Emanuel, already criticized for allegedly favoring clients of the corporate law firm he used to work for, now faces a probe by the agency’s inspector general.

You can file your Illinois tax return now, but it's going to be a while before you get your refund.

An interstate partnership has been established to help cover costs of operating a system proposed for a Chicago-area waterway that would help keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

The mother of a driver shot to death during a traffic stop has filed a lawsuit against the city of Rock Falls and a police officer.

State Rep. John Cabello introduced a bill seeking to limit the ability of home rule cities to raise or impose new taxes, but Mayor Tom McNamara has questioned how Springfield can impose such limits given their own budget struggles.

An Illinois House committee Tuesday afternoon began exploring the idea of borrowing more than $100 billion to both invest and to help pay down the state's $130 billion unfunded pension liability.

The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office will complete an upgrade to its radio systems Thursday, Feb. 1, moving its communications onto encrypted channels.

Rockford Democratic State Sen. Steve Stadelman: “While the governor laid out broad ideas today, he again failed to present a plan to accomplish them."

Gov. Bruce Rauner urged bipartisanship Wednesday to confront Illinois' economic crisis, at times drawing mock applause from Democratic legislators who blame him for exacerbating the mess by proposing tax cuts they say the state can't…

The Rockford Park District is asking citizens to help secure a new LED lighting system for the Riverview Ice House.

Mondelez reported-better-than expected adjusted earnings for the fourth quarter Wednesday, helped by growing sales of Oreo cookies, Trident gum and its other well-known brands outside the U.S.

By Ronald Blum  AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Oscar Gamble, an outfielder who hit 200 home runs over 17 major league seasons and was famous during his playing days for an Afro that spilled out of his helmet, died Wednesday of a rare…