The Illinois Attorney General's Office has entered the courtroom in the Illinois Innocence Project's effort to overturn the ...

Lawmakers and advocates from the Live Free Illinois coalition rally on the steps of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on April 10 in support of a bill to seal certain criminal records.

1934: When Brookfield Zoo opened to the public on this day, Cookie was there to greet the almost 60,000 visitors. And though the pink cockatoo was never “top banana” at the zoo, he outlived every ...

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase Walker scored six of his 27 points in the final 1:31 as Illinois State outlasted Incarnate Word 78-73 Tuesday in a semifinal of the College Basketball Invitational at ...

Senate Bill 1784 would have required law enforcement agencies to automatically seal eligible nonviolent ... Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget package minutes ahead of a key constitutional deadline Saturday night, relying on tax hikes that would hit smokers ...

L OCKPORT, IL — At its meeting on Monday, the LTHS Board celebrated 107 students who earned either the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy or a State Commendation Toward the Seal. The District ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

Michigan State hockey's recruiting class is headlined by top NHL prospects, but Ryker Lee could be among the more underrated ...

Our Luke Taylor and Robin Scholz tagged along Wednesday on the UI campus with veterans participating in the Warrior-Scholar ...