Minimum wage laws in the U.S. mean incomes vary significantly based on local laws and cost of living, but fast food workers ...

With the arrest Tuesday night of Elmer Walling and Ted Miller, the officers believe that they have rounded up all the members ...

were Illinois residents and 17,493 (31%) were residents of another state or did not report their home state. Two court challenges to Indiana's abortion restrictions remain pending: One seeks to ...

Illinois residents may soon be able to present state identification by opening an app on their smartphone or smartwatch. The ...

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.

Five stolen luxury cars, several tools to commit fraud, guns and drugs were found at the home of a St. Charles Township man, ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office is conducting the public vote. Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal ...

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 ...

The state of Illinois does not really have a sense of humor and that's evident in 17 license plates they've determined are ...

is expected to face a friendly audience from that panel when it convenes Wednesday to consider his nomination as secretary of state in the second Trump administration. Democrats on the panel will ...

A St. Charles Township man was charged with multiple felony counts of stolen vehicle theft as well as weapon and drug possession after Kane County deputies found stolen luxury vehicles and illegal ...