in Braceville, Illinois. The fossils can be found in the spoil tip, or pile of waste material, from the underground mine. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) The world’s best-preserved fossils ...

ComEd confirmed that the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has approved its second Beneficial Electrification Plan. This plan builds upon an existing investment and will commit an additional $168 ...

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the number of Illinois jurisdictions on the list. The Trump administration has added more than 100 Illinois counties and cities to ...

The Illinois football program hasn't revealed the kickoff times for all its games just yet, but on Thursday it announced game time for its first three contests of 2026. Illinois starts the season ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias warned residents about a new type of phishing scam in a recent X post, saying text messages posing as the Department of Motor Vehicles should be ignored.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Democrats introduced what a leading budgeteer described as a $55 billion budget Friday evening ahead of a Saturday deadline to pass the fiscal year 2026 spending plan.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget ...

Sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie breaks up the flat, monotone landscape. Consisting of shale, sandstone and rocks from an old ...

With 2026 projections already available, Bart Torvik has its take on the nation’s best squads – and Illinois appears to be firmly in the mix. Tabbed as the ninth-best team in the country ...

A public records request from the Danville, Illinois, police department obtained by 404 Media revealed that local and state police around the country searched automatic license plate reader (ALPR ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — State lawmakers Thursday took the baby step toward passing a budget by sending shell bills to their respective chambers. Shell bills are placeholders for incoming ...