A measure passed by the Illinois legislature would fine gun owners who do not properly store their firearms around children and other specific groups. A Massac County deputy says proper ...

Illinois Senate Bill 8, or the Safety Gun Storage Act, passed the House floor Wednesday night, moving it one step closer to ...

Criminal justice reform advocates say legislation to seal criminal records for certain nonviolent crimes, which passed Friday ...

The Illinois House passed a monumental plan Friday to automatically seal records for people convicted of nonviolent felonies.

The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend ...

The Trump administration's attempt to trim Medicaid of fraud and waste has prompted action in the Illinois Legislature.

Cahokia was a robust economic and cultural center for the Mississippian people. They built hundreds of massive mounds but suddenly left the city in the 1300s. Built from an estimated 22 million ...

Traveling Route 66? One of the first stops to make is in Springfield, Illinois. With so much to see, do, and taste, there are ...

We are all familiar with the chilling statistics that guns are the No. 1 cause of death for our children in the United States ...

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