Communities throughout Peoria County are taking part in the county’s “Bison-tennial” Project — a yearlong creative and ...

Two former auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Chicago are being remembered for their leadership in the Catholic Church ...

Gov. J.B.. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have announced 27 awards totaling $23 ...

Most Rev. John Gorman, vicar general from 1988-95, and auxiliary bishop emeritus for the Archdiocese of Chicago, died June 2.

Yahya Mohammed, the Kane County Regional Spelling Bee champion, reached the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

CHICAGO – Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke marked six months in office by issuing her administration’s ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker got some of what he requested from the General Assembly in the area of higher education, but some of his ...

After the bill that would have bailed out Chicago area transit agencies failed to clear both chambers of the Illinois General ...

Heading into the end of the legislative session, consumer advocates, renewable energy industry groups and environmental advocates were hopeful about a bill that would have overhauled Illinois’ energy ...

Rockford Fire Chief Michele Pankow has been picked to serve as state fire marshal, pending state Senate confirmation. Chief ...

Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development is eying improvements to the South Branch of the Chicago River as far west ...

Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois.  To the director ...