Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third of counties in the Prairie state voted to break away ...

Alton High girls bowling team travels to Taylorville for the IHSA regional tournament, aiming for a spot in the Decatur ...

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST: Skies will slowly clear today. Sunshine will be more widespread before the end of the day before ...

The pending deal to create a $39 billion regional banking behemoth looks to have a clear path to the closing table.

New data shows nine of 15 Illinois metropolitan areas added jobs in December as the state gained 8,800 jobs. Ten metro areas ...

The Patrick Henry boys received votes, while the Lord Botetourt girls were overtaken at No. 1 and more shakeups from biweekly poll ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

The office of economic development and tourism is seeking a consultant to prepare a master plan for development of the historic Mechanicsville section of the River District.

Democrats continue to hold a supermajority in the Illinois House thanks to illegally gerrymandered House districts, House Republicans allege in a new lawsuit filed with the Illinois Supreme Court ...

Marianne Faithfull, 'As Tears Go By' singer and Rolling Stones muse, dies at 78 'This is not a joke': Rubio confirms Trump's ...

Today, a trip down Route 29 South between Tightsqueeze and Blairs cuts right through the land once known as Cartersburg. In ...