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Republican attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore's $250,001 loan to his own campaign opens the door to unlimited contributions in the race with first-term Democratic incumbent Kwame Raoul.

The suspect accused of robbing the Regions Bank in Murphysboro has been apprehended.

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth visited the Eurma Hayes Center in Carbondale Friday.

(SPRINGFIELD) The West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in downstate Illinois. The Jackson County Health Department says the first batch to ...

Naperville bans assault weapon sales An Illinois community is banning the sale of assault weapons. With a large crowd on hand featuring opinions on both sides of the issue, the Naperville city council Tu...

The county will be pursuing harsher fines.

The Illinois Department of Corrections is again under fire for failing to provide adequate health care for the roughly 29,000 prisoners in its system.

A federal monitor’s report this week cited shortcomings in the health care provided state prisoners in Illinois that ranged from the mistreatment of elderly inmates to a severe shortage of doctors and nurses.

(The Center Square) – A federal judge is holding the Illinois Department of Corrections in contempt of court for failing to improve health care for inmates. Inmates sued IDOC in 2010 for poor health care, alleging thous...

A Herrin woman faces multiple charges of murder after authorities say she killed her ex-husband, an Illinois Department of Transportation worker, at his work site in Murphysboro last week.