Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters the settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Sangamon County Board, is poignant.

An investigation shows the suspect killed his girlfriend, her son and another person before turning a gun on himself, police said.

SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time over its decision to slash funding for

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Fair has announced two additional performers for the grandstand lineup this summer.  Headlining on Tuesday, Aug. 12, will be nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow. And on Sunday,

Massey, 36, was shot and killed by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy in her home near Springfield on July 6, 2024.

Identification of the four people will not be released until the next of kin are notified, and autopsies are pending.

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. A bill’s been proposed in Springfield that would eliminate Illinois property taxes. Democratic State

Illinois lawmakers voiced a wide range of reactions Wednesday following former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on multiple federal corruption charges.

As a winter blast races through the Midwest, blood centers are experiencing donation shortages. I spoke to leaders from the Springfield Impact Life Blood Center, and they told me more than 19 blood drives have been cancelled so far.

Attorneys for the family of Sonya Massey announced they reached a $10 million settlement in the wrongful death case against Sangamon County and the sheriff’s office.

Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked with preserving official government documents with historic value. The job of caring for historic records has been a natural fit for Joens,

CHICAGO – Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, has joined the list of Illinois political figures who’ve been convicted on public corruption charges after a federal jury Wednesday found him guilty on 10 of 23 counts.