Sentencing for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled for Friday, after a judge denied Madigan’s motion ...

A measure passed by the Illinois legislature would fine gun owners who do not properly store their firearms around children ...

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 ...

METROPOLIS, Ill. (WSIL) -- The sky over Metropolis will light up with the Superman Takes Flight Drone Show, a key highlight of the 2025 Superman Celebration. The show, featuring 200 synchronized ...

The Team Illinois Youth Police Camp is receiving funding to support the camp, which aims to teach children essential skills.

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 ...

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

Beverly Ann Cochran Barnett died on May 17, 2025. She was born in Metropolis, Illinois to Charles Victor and Lucy Kornegger Cochran on April 27, 1929. Beverly was an avid fan of travel.

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

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