Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois announced Wednesday morning that he is running for Senate in 2026. The seat is opening up with the planned retirement of Senate Minority Whip Richard J.

Police said a suspect escaped out of a window as a SWAT situation unfolded in McKeesport.It began around 11 p.m. Thursday and continued into early Friday morning.Inspector Wesley McClellan ...

Chatham is a community of about 15,000 people outside of the Illinois capital of Springfield. Those killed were Rylee Britton, 18, of Springfield, Ainsley Johnson, 8, Kathryn Corley, 7, and Alma ...

ILLINOIS, USA — Residents in numerous Illinois communities will soon be getting, or already have received, a groundwater contamination warning from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ...

Embattled former Illinois Gov. George Ryan has died at age 91. Ryan, who served as Illinois' governor from 1999 to 2003, passed away Friday morning after spending the last few days in hospice care ...

An Illinois business belonging to a vocal critic of an embattled Democratic mayor went up in flames earlier this week in what is being investigated as a "suspicious" incident. "The fire is ...

Blake Fagbemi has already accomplished more on the floor of the State Farm Center than any current University of Illinois player. And now he is one of them. On Wednesday, Fagbemi – a 6-foot ...

But for coach Brad Underwood and Illinois, the focus has been more about the quality of players they land, rathern than the quantity. After retaining several key players from last season's squad ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL — The driver of a vehicle that plowed into a building hosting an after-school program in Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, was not under the influence of alcohol ...

They are history makers. Davis and Jackson are the 2025 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois winners, as voted by coaches and media statewide. Davis, a 6-foot-1 guard, is the first sophomore to win ...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who represents Illinois' 9th District, is retiring at the end of her term and will not run for reelection in 2026. Schakowsky, 80, made the announcement at her annual ...

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - An Illinois man was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison after a jury convicted him in the killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the severe ...