Gun owners in Illinois must take new steps in 2026 to secure their firearms in their homes, particularly when children are present. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 8, known as the Safe Gun ...

A Harwood Heights woman died Wednesday evening in an accident on the Tri-State Tollway. Sylvia Barranco, 55, a resident of the 4400 block of North Newcastle Avenue, died in a four-vehicle accident ...

If the kitchen and hearth are the heart of a home, then Benson Stone Co. is the heartbeat of countless Rockford area households. The family-owned company, a staple of Rockford’s business landscape, ...

Ashwin Shah, who immigrated to America 49 years ago, has celebrated the holidays for decades. These holidays, he said, are special for him and his wife, Ina, warmed by the happy resolution of a ...

The Chicago Scots, Illinois’ first and oldest non-profit organization, is planning the 180 th annual St. Andrew’s Day Gala, “The Feast of the Haggis,” at 5 p.m. Dec. 6. Never missing a year – even ...

Feathered gobblers are much more than the center of customers’ holiday meals for Renee Koster and her family at Windsweep Farm in Lee County. For Koster, turkeys are the curious creatures that greet ...

CHICAGO — The Illinois Commerce Commission Wednesday sharply cut rate increases proposed by Nicor Gas and Ameren Illinois, slowing the speed of rising energy bills for customers in much of the state.

CHICAGO — Ameren Illinois residential customers will see an average $3.65 increase on their natural gas bills in January after the Illinois Commerce Commission earlier in November slashed proposed ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Accountability Commission is continuing to ramp up even as the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in the Chicago region winds down, at least for now.

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski is demanding to know why a building management company accused of failing to provide safe and clean living conditions in one of its Springfield-based apartment ...

CHICAGO — Nearly six decades after becoming a lawyer, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been disbarred following his convictions on federal corruption charges — including bribery — ...

Getting better test results starts with getting more students in desk seats. Chronic absenteeism is an issue for many area school districts, affecting everything from test scores to student stress.