The death of the 18-year-old who was found dead along Illinois Route 78 was ruled a homicide following a coroner's inquest.

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Illinois State University’s Event Management, Dining and Hospitality will host a dinner and a movie event featuring the highly "Popular" film, “Wicked.” ...

Our city is in excellent financial shape. Continuing to expand our sales tax and commercial property tax bases will help ease ...

A minor part of a film production taking place in Kingston this week gave residents cause for pause – and even some ...

The Electric State cast is led by frequent Netflix star Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, who play Michelle and Keats, ...

Among the challenged provisions are state laws that prohibit Illinois law enforcement officials from engaging with federal officials on enforcement of civil immigration laws. State law ...

Trump administration officials are suing Illinois and top state officials, hoping to force them to turn over suspected illegal immigrants rather than releasing them from jails and state prisons.

The lawsuit argues that the government has authority to regulate immigration, but it needs to work with state and local partners. Chicago and Illinois have some of the strongest protections for ...

Illinois State University announced an early closure Wednesday as a wintry system threatened to bring hazardous conditions to parts of the region. The school announced it planned to close campus ...

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials Thursday over laws creating a sanctuary city. Accusing the officials of impeding federal ...