Michele Pankow, Rockford's first female Fire Chief, is set to become Illinois' first female State Fire Marshal on July 14th, ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but ...

WGLT spoke to state Rep. Sharon Chung, a Democrat from Bloomington, about what got done and what didn't this spring.

Pritzker vows to veto any Illinois budget with broad tax hikes as revenue projections fall below spending plans.

What: Vendors and artists will pack the Crowne Plaza convention center this weekend with plenty of merch for your favorite superhero to manga. Take part in tournaments, cosplay showcases and random ...

Jake Ott thought he would coach football. Instead, the son of Hall of Fame coach Bryan Ott has moved to basketball and is ...

Springfield defender Lucy Ambrose, left, and Triad forward Emma Correale leap for a header. Triad lost on penalty kicks to ...

The Educational Center for the Visually Impaired helps people who can't see very well - or at all - have confidence they can ...

Budget talks took up most of the political bandwidth in the waning hours of the legislative session, leaving the big transit ...

While this was a disappointing conclusion to the session, we have every reason to believe leaders in Springfield remain ...

The push for an energy reform package grew out of a growing sense of concern that the state won’t be able to meet its ...