A 53-year-old Illinois man who fell to his death in Yellowstone National Park last year was looking for a supposed hidden cache of gold and jewels.

A Democratic state senator ripped Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday over the Legionnaires' disease crisis at the Quincy veterans home.

A storm system that's brought rain, ice and snow to the Midwest and Great Plains was being blamed for fatal crashes in three states.

The contentious petition by the Town of Beloit to incorporate will soon be in front of a Wisconsin judge.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An Illinois man will get mental health treatment and substance abuse counseling after pleading guilty to making online threats against President Donald Trump. Joseph Lynn Pickett of Edwardsville was also ordered to…

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Matt Streb, chief of staff to Acting NIU President Lisa Freeman, says Gov. Rauner’s proposed allocation for higher education ignores even a minimal 1.9  percent increase requested by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

Visitors for sporting events in the Rockford area are expected to bring more than $800,000 into the local economy within the next month or so.

Does the key to unlocking the enduring mystery of the Kennedy assassination lie abroad, in Belarus, Cuba or Mexico?

Last week, after the shooting rampage at his former high school, Anthony Rizzo knew he must immediately go home.

More signs that the rebuild is on for the Blackhawks as Chicago makes move for a conditional 3rd round draft pick.

When Devante Smith-Pelly, who's black, entered the penalty box in the third period, four white fans, two wearing Hawks jerseys, started taunting the winger. One of them started chanting, "basketball, basketball, basketball."

The Illinois Department of Human Rights has set up a new hotline for victims of sexual harassment.

Two decades worth of photos depicting Chicago's lively blues scene will soon be available to the public.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says state fishing licenses for the year go on sale March 1. The agency says 2018 annual fishing licenses for Illinois residents cost $15 and are good until March 31, 2019.…