The petition filed by the Sangamon County State's Attorney centers around an appellate court decision saying Sean Grayson should be released.

Illinois Republicans announced they would again try to repeal a law that limits law enforcement's participation in federal ...

Melissa Calusinski was convicted and sentenced to 31 years in prison for the death of a 16-month-old in her care, but her ...

Missouri has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The office of secretary of state is an elected position with ...

Pete Hegseth faced intense scrutiny from senators during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense ... Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, fired back at Hegseth's response.

The Biden administration announced today that it will be removing Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list. The action comes a day before Senator Marco Rubio's scheduled nomination hearing for ...

and the Chicago River/ Illinois River system. The corn kernels and 21-pronged gear that form our state flower, the violet, represent the agricultural and industrial foundations of our state and ...

The HC demanded an affidavit outlining the government’s proposed actions (Sourced) “If the affidavit is not submitted by February 10, the principal secretary ... to the state counsel for ...

Counties along the Illinois-Missouri border in the central and southern portions of the state will experience the earliest snowfall, before 3 a.m. Impacts will be seen west of a line from ...

with as much as a foot of snow possible in Illinois. The storm comes as a clipper system is already set to bring up to two inches of snow to parts of the prairie state Thursday. But there's a ...

When required by law or requested by a police officer, a physical ID must still be presented. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias was a supporter of the legislation.

Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Washington. Washington has the highest state minimum wage at $16.66, as of Wednesday. Many cities and ...