Rampant sexual abuse occurred unchecked for decades at Illinois’ juvenile detention centers, a new lawsuit filed on behalf of ...

Thanks to the diligence of a Pekin High School teacher and his students, two components of area history have been joined ...

In the wake of a legislative lightning strike that took away their ability to slate Illinois legislature candidates who did ...

As state lawmakers hold hearings targeting the role of pharmacy benefit managers — an influential arm in how the health ...

On New Year’s Eve 2019, an Illinois Appellate court reversed former Concordia baseball coach Spiro Lempesis’ convictions for ...

Less than six months out from the general election, freshman incumbent Eric Sorensen has built a sizable cash lead over ...

Area veterans, community members and local dignitaries gathered May 4 to unveil the Purple Heart Memorial honoring military ...

Serving as one of numerous panelists from across the United States, Jennifer Clark, chair of the Lake County Board’s Special ...

A neighborhood movie theater, Sears’ onetime world headquarters, a canning factory and even a damaged county courthouse are ...

“Continuously learning allows me to accumulate knowledge about the world around me to become aware of the different ...

Advocates for community-based after-school programs say as many as 40,000 youths statewide could lose access to tutoring ...

Almanza, who says she hopes to become a doctor, is the first success story from a partnership between the city of Rockford, ...